SOLUTION: Can you help me find the area of a right triangle with side lengths of 25 meters, 60 meters, and 65 meters?

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Question 846220: Can you help me find the area of a right triangle with side lengths of 25 meters, 60 meters, and 65 meters?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The legs are the 2 smaller sides,
+25+ m and +60+ m
If I say that +60+ is the base, then
+25+ m is the leg that is perpendicular to
to the base, and
+A+=+%281%2F2%29%2Ab%2Ah+
+A+=+%281%2F2%29%2A60%2A25+
+A+=+30%2A25+
+A+=+750+ m2