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Question 945457: What is the area of ΔWXY? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.______ mi2
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Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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since you have right triangle, altitude is equal to the side WY=h=12mi, and other side (base) is XY=b=5mi, then the area of ΔWXY is:
A=%281%2F2%29b%2Ah
A=%281%2F2%295mi%2A12mi
A=%281%2Fcross%282%291%295mi%2Across%2812%296mi
A=5mi%2A6mi
A=30mi%5E2