SOLUTION: Find the area of the triangle formed by the x-axis, the y-axis, and the line described by y = 6 - x.

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Question 369370: Find the area of the triangle formed by the x-axis, the y-axis, and the line described by y = 6 - x.
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The triangle formed by the y-axis, x-axis, and the line defined by y=6-x is an isosceles right triangle with leg lengths of 6 and a hypotenuse length of 6+sqrt%282%29. The area of the triangle is 1%2F26%2A6, which is 18.