SOLUTION: A right triangle has one side, s, and a hypotenuse of 12 meters. Find the area of the triangle as a function of s.

Question 869323: A right triangle has one side, s, and a hypotenuse of 12 meters. Find the area of the triangle as a function of s.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
One side is s, known but value not given.
Another side is c, unknown.
and hypotenuse, call variable h, known. h=12.

You want to find c, and use it to create the formula for area.

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Expression for the area, .
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