SOLUTION: If you know that two legs of a right triangle are 8 and 12 units long, what is the triangle's area? If necessary, round your answer to two decimal places.

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Question 234608: If you know that two legs of a right triangle are 8 and 12 units long, what is the triangle's area? If necessary, round your answer to two decimal places.
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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A=.5*L*w
A=.5*8*12
A=48 units