document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=87185>Question 87185</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Determine the area of triangle ABC given the following information:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=12, B=13, C=5 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #63122 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley75><B>checkley75(3666)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley75><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=63122\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> KNOWING THAT THIS IS A RIGHT TRIANGLE: WE USE THE QUADRATIC PATHOGOREAN THEROM<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF A^2+B^2=C^2, 12^2+5^2=13^2, 144+25-169, 169=169.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "NOW WE USE THE AREA FORMULA FOR A RIGHT TRIANGLE A=B/2*H (B IS THE BASE=12), HIS THE HEIGHT=5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=12/2*5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=6*5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=30 </SPAN>\n" );
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