SOLUTION: Point P is inside the isosceles right triangle ABC. AP is 15 cm, BP is 9 cm and CP is 12 cm as shown. Determine the area of the triangle ABC.

Question 1185143: Point P is inside the isosceles right triangle ABC. AP is 15 cm, BP is 9 cm and CP is 12 cm as shown. Determine the area of the triangle ABC.
Answer by greenestamps(13203) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Nothing is "as shown" -- so we don't know which two sides of the triangle are congruent; and therefore we don't have enough information to solve the problem

Re-post in a way that we can help you with the problem.

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