document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=262894>Question 262894</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A right triangle has a hypotenuse of length 15 and a leg of length 8. What is the area of the triangle? If necessary, round your answer to two decimal places </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A right triangle has a hypotenuse of length 15 and a leg of length 8. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the area of the triangle? If necessary, round your answer to two decimal places<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The correct answer for the area, rounded to two decimals, is  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.5%2A8%2Asqrt%28161%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.5%2A8%2Asqrt%28161%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 50.75 square units  &nbsp;&nbsp;(not 50.76).\r<BR>\n" );
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