document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=551271>Question 551271</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a right triangle has a hypotenuse of 20 cm and one of its legs measures 16cm. find the area of the triangle </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "16 cm = the height.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the base using Pythagoras<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Or, just notice that it's the 3, 4, 5 triangle times 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> 12, 16 & 20<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area = b*h/2 = 12*16/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 96 sq cm\r<BR>\n" );
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