SOLUTION: area of triangle is half area of square the perimeter of square 224 cm. what is the area of traingle

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Question 894646: area of triangle is half area of square the perimeter of square 224 cm. what is the area of traingle
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Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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area of triangle is half area of square the perimeter of square 224 cm. what is the area of traingle
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Find the length of the sides of the square, s
Area of square = s^2
etc

Answer by rothauserc(4718) About Me  (Show Source):
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Perimeter of square = 4s, therefore
4s = 224 and
s = 56
now area of square = s^2 = 56^2 = 3136 and
area of triangle = 3136 / 2 = 1568 cm^2