SOLUTION: The length of the hypotenuse of an isosceles right triangle is 30 meters. Find the area of the triangle. Round to the nearest tenth, if necessary.
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Question 333398: The length of the hypotenuse of an isosceles right triangle is 30 meters. Find the area of the triangle. Round to the nearest tenth, if necessary.
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If the hypotenuse of an isosceles right triangle measures 
units, then each of the legs of the triangle measures 
. The area of any right triangle is the product of the measures of the two legs divided by 2.
John
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