document.write( "Question 1141777: What is the largest possible area, in square centimeters, of a right triangle with one side of length 12 cm and another side of length 20 cm? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "There are two and only two possibilities.\r\n" );
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document.write( "1.  12 cm and 20 cm are the legs.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    Then the area is   = 120 cm^2.\r\n" );
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document.write( "2.  12 cm is one of the two legs and 20 cm is the hypotenuse.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    Then the other leg is  16 cm   (recall the 3-4-5 right angled triangle !),\r\n" );
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document.write( "     and the area is   = 12*8 = 96 cm^2.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  The largest area under the question is 120 cm^2.\r\n" );
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