SOLUTION: A right triangle has a leg measuring 5 inches and a hypotenuse measuring 8 inches what is the area?
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: A right triangle has a leg measuring 5 inches and a hypotenuse measuring 8 inches what is the area?
This question is from textbook Geometry
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A right triangle has a leg measuring 5 inches and a hypotenuse measuring 8 inches what is the area?
a leg measuring
the area of the square formed by the leg is:
a hypotenuse measuring
the area of the square formed by the hypotenuse is:
the other leg measuring
use Pythagorean Theorem to find it:
the area of the square formed by the leg is:
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