document.write( "Question 232478: howto find the area of the 45-45-90 triangle with a hypotenuse of 24? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #171790 by rfer(16322)\"\" \"About 
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A=.5Lh
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\n" ); document.write( "a^2+b^2=c^2
\n" ); document.write( "a^2+b^2=24^2
\n" ); document.write( "a^2+b^2=576
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\n" ); document.write( "legs are equal so divide 576 by 2 then take the sq rt
\n" ); document.write( "576/2=288
\n" ); document.write( "sq rt of 288=16.97
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\n" ); document.write( "A=.5Lh
\n" ); document.write( "A=.5*16.97*16.97
\n" ); document.write( "A=144 sq units
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