document.write( "Question 1210148: Three unit squares and two line segments connecting two pairs of vertices are shown. What is the area of triangle ABC?\r
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document.write( "    There are three points in a coordinate plane, \r\n" );
document.write( "    A at ((0,0), B at (1,0) and C at (1,1).\r\n" );
document.write( "    Find the area of triangle ABC.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Triangle ABC is a right angled triangle.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It has horizontal leg AB of the length 1 and vertical leg BC of the length 1.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Triangle ABC is a right angled triangle.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Its area is half-product of its legs   =  =  square units.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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