Question 1197576: Find the area of a triangle whose sides are 6", 8", and 10". If necessary, round your answer to the nearest whole number.
It says the area of a triangle is 1/2*bh
Do i just randomly choose numbers to plug in?
Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! .
This triangle is a right-angled (3,4,5)-triangle.
Its sides 6'' and 8'' are the legs: they intersect each other at the 90 degrees angle.
Therefore, you may consider one leg as a base, and the other leg as the height (the altitude).
Now apply the formula of your post and calculate the area of the triangle.
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