SOLUTION: how do you find the area of a 30-60-90 triangle with the hypotenuse of 12 let me know thanks

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Question 829613: how do you find the area of a 30-60-90 triangle with the hypotenuse of 12 let me know thanks
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
c = hypotenuse
a = c/2 = short side
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Use Pythagoras to find b
Area = a*b/2