SOLUTION: The longest side of a right triangle is 5 meters, and the shortest side is 3 meters. What is the area of the triangle in square meters?
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Question 164522: The longest side of a right triangle is 5 meters, and the shortest side is 3 meters. What is the area of the triangle in square meters?
Answer by orca(409) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
As the hypotenuse is the longest side of a right triangle, so
the hypotenuse c = 5.
The length of one of its leg is a = 3
So the length of the other leg is
b =
Thus the area =
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