Question

How do you find the area of a right triangle with the hypotenuse being 15 and one side being 12?

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Apply Pythagoras theorem to find the other side hence

`a^+b^2=c^2=>a^2=15^2-12^2=81=>a=9`

Now you know the base and the height of the triangle hence
the area of the triangle is

`A=1/2*(base)*(height)=1/2*9*12=54`