SOLUTION: your house is on the corner lot at the intersection of two streets meeting at a right angle. your lot is shaped like right triangle with the sides on the street. the length of the

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Question 723903: your house is on the corner lot at the intersection of two streets meeting at a right angle. your lot is shaped like right triangle with the sides on the street. the length of the lot along one street is 100 feet and is 140 along the other. how many square feet are in your lot?
Answer by fcabanski(1391) About Me  (Show Source):
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Area of a triangle is 1/2 b*h. The base of this triangle is 100 ft and the height is 140ft.


The area is 1/2 * 100 * 140 = 7000 square feet.

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