document.write( "Question 1112845: In the right triangle ABC, angle C=90, c=3, and \"+%28a%2Bb%29%5E2=17+\". Compute the area of the triangle. \n" ); document.write( "
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right triangle ABC, angle C=90, c=3, and \"+%28a%2Bb%29%5E2=17+\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5E2%2Bb%5E2+=+%28a%2Bb%29%5E2-2ab\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5E2%2Bb%5E2=c%5E2\" by Pythagoras theorem\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"9=+17-2ab\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2ab=8
\n" ); document.write( "ab=4\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1/2 ab =area of triangle \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=2 unit^2\r
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