document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1101877>Question 1101877</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A triangle with sides 32 cm, 60 cm, and 68 cm is cut into parts that form a quadrilateral. Find, in cm^2, the area of the largest quadrilateral that can be formed. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #716503 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><B>greenestamps(13200)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><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=greenestamps><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=716503\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ANY quadrilateral that is formed using the pieces of a triangle that has been cut into pieces has the same area as the triangle.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The given triangle is a right triangle (side lengths 4*8=32, 4*15=60, and 4*17=68; so a scalar multiple of the 8-15-17 Pythagorean Triple).  Its area is one-half base times height, using the two legs as the base and height.  So<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "960 square centimeters. </SPAN>\n" );
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