SOLUTION: The length of the hypotenuse of an isosceles right triangle is 30 meters. Find the area of the triangle. Round to the nearest tenth, if necessary.

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Question 333398: The length of the hypotenuse of an isosceles right triangle is 30 meters. Find the area of the triangle. Round to the nearest tenth, if necessary.
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If the hypotenuse of an isosceles right triangle measures units, then each of the legs of the triangle measures . The area of any right triangle is the product of the measures of the two legs divided by 2.


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