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OpenStudy (ledah):

A right triangle has side measurements of 8, 15, and 17. What is the area of this triangle?

Parth (parthkohli):

The area of a triangle is the \(\textbf{base}\) multiplied to its \(\textbf{height}\).

Parth (parthkohli):

We may do our work easy if it's a right triangle. Something important to tell is that both the legs are bases and heights(with no specific order).

Parth (parthkohli):

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Parth (parthkohli):

If two triangles have the same side lengths, then they have the same areas too! So the triangle can also be re-figured as:|dw:1342718136525:dw|

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