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The base and hypotenuse of a right triangle are respectively 5 cm and 13 cm long. Its area is

Using Pythagorous theorem:



()2 = 2 + (Altitude)2


(Altitude)2 = 169 – 25 = 144


Altitude = 12 cm


Area of triangle =

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