SOLUTION: The base of a right angled triangle measures 48 cm and its hypotenuse measures 50 cm. find the area of the triangle.

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Question 877217: The base of a right angled triangle measures 48 cm and its hypotenuse measures 50 cm. find the area of the triangle.
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The base of a right angled triangle measures 48 cm and its hypotenuse measures 50 cm. find the area of the triangle.
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Use Pythagoras to find the length of the other side, the height.
Area = b*h/2