SOLUTION: What is the area in square inches of a right triangle that has an hypotenuse of 34 inches and one of the legs is 18 inches?

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Question 1078468: What is the area in square inches of a right triangle that has an hypotenuse of 34 inches and one of the legs is 18 inches?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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x, the other leg

x%5E2%2B18%5E2=34%5E2
x%5E2=34%5E2-18%5E2
x=sqrt%2834%5E2-18%5E2%29
x=sqrt%28832%29
x=sqrt%2816%2A52%29=sqrt%2816%2A4%2A13%29
x=8sqrt%2813%29

AREA:
%281%2F2%298sqrt%2813%29%2A18
highlight%2872sqrt%2813%29%29