SOLUTION: What is the area of a right triangle with a hypotenuse of 68 millimeters and a leg of 60 milimeters

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Question 423816: What is the area of a right triangle with a hypotenuse of 68 millimeters and a leg of 60 milimeters
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What is the area of a right triangle with a hypotenuse of 68 millimeters and a leg of 60 milimeters
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area of any triangle = (1/2)*base*height
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you can consider the
hypotenuse as the base
and the
leg as the height
.
(1/2)(68)(60)
(68)(30)
2040 square millimeters