SOLUTION: find the area of a right triangle with hypotenuse 10 cm and base 6 cm

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Question 818844: find the area of a right triangle with hypotenuse 10 cm and base 6 cm
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find the area of a right triangle with hypotenuse 10 cm and base 6 cm
Given:
Base=6cm
Hypotenuse= 10cm
Solution:
Get first the height using Pythagorean theorem
Let x be the height





= height
Formula for Area of Triangle
Area of Triangle =
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=
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Final Answer:
The Area of the Triangle is

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