SOLUTION: A rectangle has length 5 cm and width 12 cm. If you draw one diagonal of the rectangle, then what would be the area of the triangle that is created on one side of the diagonal?

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Question 916589: A rectangle has length 5 cm and width 12 cm. If you draw one diagonal of the rectangle, then what would be the area of the triangle that is created on one side of the diagonal?
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Arectangle = (5m)(12cm) = 60cm^2

A( triangle formed) = (1/2)(60cm^2 = 30cm^2

Diagonal splits the rectangle into two equal areas