SOLUTION: IF THE LONG SIDE OF A [RIGHT] TRIANGLE IS 49.0 FEET AND THE SHORT SIDE IS 14.03 FEET, THEN WHAT IS ITS AREA OF THE TRIANGLE IN SQUARE FEET?

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Question 259950: IF THE LONG SIDE OF A [RIGHT] TRIANGLE IS 49.0 FEET AND THE SHORT SIDE IS 14.03 FEET, THEN WHAT IS ITS AREA OF THE TRIANGLE IN SQUARE FEET?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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In a right triangle if one side is assumed as the base. Then the other side will be the height of the triangle.
Area of a triangle = 1/2 * base * height
= 1/2 * 49 * 14.03
= 343.74 sq. feet.