SOLUTION: A right triangle has a hypotenuse of length 15 and a leg of length 11. What is the area of the triangle? If necessary, round your answer to two decimal places.

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Question 293828: A right triangle has a hypotenuse of length 15 and a leg of length 11. What is the area of the triangle? If necessary, round your answer to two decimal places.
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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a^2+b^2=c^2
11^2+b^2=15
121+b^2=225
b^2=104
b=2sqrt(26)
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A=.5ab
.5*11*2sqrt(26)
=56.09
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Ed