SOLUTION: A square dinner napkin 8in. on each side is folded along its diagonal. find the area of the folded napkin

Question 297600: A square dinner napkin 8in. on each side is folded along its diagonal. find the area of the folded napkin

Answer by nyc_function(2741) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
When you fold a square, you get a right triangle.
The formula for finding the area of a triangle is A = 1/2*b*h
The base is 8 and the height is 8 as given when the question said that each side of the square is 8 inches long.
A = 1/2 * 8 * 8
A = 1/2 * 64
A = 32 inches^2....This is read "32 squared inches." We need to include the squared inches because area is measured in squared units.

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