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In a right triangle whose area is 12,each leg is as long as the side of a certain square. What is the area of the square?

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Whoever worded this question is a sadist, however this is what i think it was asking lol

A right triangle is half the size of a square. So if its area is 12, the square is 24. If our squares sides are 6. If that is true or triangles outer sides are 6 as well. To summarise:

Your square has an area of 24. Your triangle an area of 12, and their sides are 6.

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