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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Find the area of the triangle

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (jennychan12):

what is the 12cm?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

height?

OpenStudy (jennychan12):

then what is 48 cm?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the base ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

A= 1/2 ( 48 x 12 ) ???

OpenStudy (jennychan12):

this triangle is impossible. if 48 is the base the hypotenuse cannot be less than 48

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so no solution again r u fo show?????????????

OpenStudy (jennychan12):

wait. can u tell me what each of the four lengths are so i can make sure?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

look at the diagram

OpenStudy (jennychan12):

there's four lengths. a triangle only has three.

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

The question is the height is the height to which side?

OpenStudy (jennychan12):

|dw:1355808942077:dw| ^ this is possible

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what thats not even the same problem

OpenStudy (jennychan12):

i just got rid of the 48 and flipped the triangle

OpenStudy (anonymous):

area of a triangle is 1/2bh, so 1/2 (27)(12) that gives you what?

OpenStudy (jennychan12):

so i assume the 48 is just extra? in that case @BrittanyFrench7 is correct. A = 162 cm ^2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yupp! :)

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