SOLUTION: A right triangle has one leg of length 3cm, the other leg of length 4cm, and the hypotenuse of length 5 cm. What is the area of the triangle?

Question 238590: A right triangle has one leg of length 3cm, the other leg of length 4cm, and the hypotenuse of length 5 cm. What is the area of the triangle?
Answer by rapaljer(4671) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Area of a triangle =

Since this is a right triangle, the two legs can be considered the base and height of the triangle.

Dr. Robert J. Rapalje
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