SOLUTION: What is the area of a right triangle tat has a hypotenuse of 10 and a leg of 7?

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Question 498899: What is the area of a right triangle tat has a hypotenuse of 10 and a leg of 7?
Answer by cleomenius(959) About Me  (Show Source):
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7%5E2 +b%5E2 = 10%5E2
49 ++b%5E2 = 100
b%5E2 = 51
b = sqrt%2851%29
7%5E2 + 7.14%5E2%29 = 100
49 + 50.98 = approx 100.
This does check.
Cleomenius.