SOLUTION: If the length of one of the sides of a right triangle is twice that of the other and the hypotenuse is 5 units, what is the area of the triangle?

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Question 358391: If the length of one of the sides of a right triangle is twice that of the other and the hypotenuse is 5 units, what is the area of the triangle?
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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L%5E2+%2B+%282L%29%5E2+=+25,
5L%5E2+=+25,
L%5E2+=+5,
L+=+sqrt%285%29. Therefore,
A+=+%281%2F2%29L%2A2L+=+L%5E2+=+5