Largest possible area

A right-angled triangle was inscribed in a circle with a diameter of 20 cm, whose hypotenuse is the circle's diameter and has the largest possible area. Calculate the area of this triangle.

Final Answer:

S =  100 cm2

Step-by-step explanation:

d=20 cm r=d/2=20/2=10 cm  a=d=20 cm h=r=10 cm  S=2a h=220 10=100 cm2



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