SOLUTION: If an isosceles triangle has angles of 45, 45, and 90 degrees, with one side 13 feet, what is the area?

Question 1118688: If an isosceles triangle has angles of 45, 45, and 90 degrees, with one side 13 feet, what is the area?
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, josgarithmetic:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If an isosceles triangle has angles of 45, 45, and 90 degrees, with one side 13 feet, what is the area?
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Is 13 ft the hypotenuse?
Or 2 of the sides?
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Area = b*h/2

Answer by josgarithmetic(39626) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
WHICH SIDE?

There are two choices.

The two equal legs are each 13 feet, and the triangle's area is

OR

The long side, hypotenuse, is 13 feet, making each congruent leg ; and then the triangle's area is .
If your description intends to mean, one and only one side is 13 feet, then this one is the area you want.
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