document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=321653>Question 321653</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a triangle has a hypotenuse of length 15 and a leg length of 8. What is the area of the triangle </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #230321 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=230321\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a right triangle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "hypotenuse^2 = leg1^2 +leg2^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "hypotenuse^2 - leg1^2 =leg2^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15^2-8^2= leg2^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "225-64= leg2^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "161= leg2^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "leg2 = sqrt161<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area of right triangle = 1/2 * leg1 * leg2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A= 1/2 * 8*sqrt161<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area = 50.75 sq units<BR>\n" );
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