a right triangle has legs of length 5 inches and 12 inches. what is the area?
The area of a triangle is ( base * height ) / 2
So then A= (5*12)/2 = 30
Not all the 3 lengths of sides are given.
Therefore 12 may be the hypotenuse.
I will assume that 12 is the length of the hypotenuse.
Another side = sqrt(12^2 - 5^2) = √119
Area = 5 x sqrt(119)/2 = 5/2 sqrt(119)
