document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1127586>Question 1127586</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Riley needs to find the area of a right triangle. He knows that one side is 3 cm and the other side is 5 cm, but he does not know the length of the hypotenuse. What is the area of the triangle?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Why is the answer 17? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer (area of the triangle) is NOT 17.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The problem says he doesn't know the length of the hypotenuse; that means the 3cm and 5cm are the lengths of the legs.  The area of the triangle is then one-half the product of the lengths of the two legs.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = (1/2)(3)(5) = 15/2 or 7.5cm^2 </SPAN>\n" );
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