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document.write( "find area of a ideal triangle 3x4x5\r\n" );
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document.write( "The formula for the area of a triangle is \r\n" );
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document.write( "      = base×altitude\r\n" );
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document.write( "A 3-4-5 triangle is a right triangle because it\r\n" );
document.write( "satisfies the Pythagorean theorem:\r\n" );
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document.write( "a² + b² = c²\r\n" );
document.write( "3² + 4² = 5²\r\n" );
document.write( " 9 + 16 = 25\r\n" );
document.write( "     25 = 25\r\n" );
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document.write( "So the base is b which is 3, and the altitude is a which is 4.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Substituting into the formula for the area:\r\n" );
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document.write( "        A = ×base×altitude\r\n" );
document.write( "        A = ×3×4\r\n" );
document.write( "        A = ×12\r\n" );
document.write( "        A = 6 square units\r\n" );
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document.write( "Edwn

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