SOLUTION: An isosceles right triangle has hypotenuse length x. What is the area of the triangle in terms of x?

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Question 1175968: An isosceles right triangle has hypotenuse length x. What is the area of the triangle in terms of x?
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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hypotenuse length = x
side length = x/sqrt(2)

Area = x%2Fsqrt%282%29+%2A+x%2Fsqrt%282%29+=+x%5E2%2F2