SOLUTION: A flower garden the shape of a right triangle has a base length of 11.2 feet and a hypotenuse of 17.5 feet. What is the area of this flower bed?

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Question 1154408: A flower garden the shape of a right triangle has a base length of 11.2 feet and a hypotenuse of 17.5 feet. What is the area of this flower bed?
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Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the height, +h+
+h%5E2+=+17.5%5E2+-+11.2%5E2+
+h%5E2+=+306.25+-+125.44+
+h%5E2+=+180.81+
+h+=+13.4466+
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+A+=+%281%2F2%29%2Ab%2Ah+
+A+=+%281%2F2%29%2A11.2%2A13.4+
+A+=+%281%2F2%29%2A150.08+
+A+=+75.04+ ft2

Answer by MathTherapy(10555) About Me  (Show Source):
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A flower garden the shape of a right triangle has a base length of 11.2 feet and a hypotenuse of 17.5 feet. What is the area of this flower bed?
matrix%281%2C3%2C+%22Height+%28h%29%22%2C+%22=%22%2C+sqrt%2817.5%5E2+-+11.2%5E2%29%29

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