If the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 10 and one leg is 5 radical 3, then the area of the triangle is

(A) 5
(B) 25 radical 3
(C) 25
(D) 50 radical 3
(E) 12.5 radical 3

Question

If the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 10 and one leg is 5 radical 3, then the area of the triangle is

(A) 5
(B)  25 radical 3
(C) 25
(D) 50 radical 3
(E) 12.5 radical 3

owlcoffee · Answer

Remember the ecuation for the area of a triangle:
$$A=\frac{ bh }{ 2 }$$

anonymous · Answer

yeh, i remember that.

owlcoffee · Answer

all you have to do is replace

psymon · Answer

Dont suppose you got the answer, did ya?

anonymous · Answer

no...im confused. Where's the height. Is the height 5 radical 3?

psymon · Answer

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You can say that 5rt 3 is the base or the height, but you still will have to find the missing side.