document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=956905>Question 956905</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The lengths of the right isosceles triangle are 8 cm, 11 cm, and 8 cm. Can you find the area of the triangle? If you can't explain why not. If you can, give the area and explain why you can. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #584634 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><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=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=584634\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is not a right isosceles triangle because it doesn't follow the Pythagorean theorem.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "However you can find the area.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the height of the triangle using 1/2 the base of 11 and the length 8 to form a right triangle.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So then the area is,<BR>\n" );
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