Question

The legs of a right triangle are 12 and 16 inches long, respectively. What is the area of the triangle?

Answer 1

Area of a right triangle = ab/2
Here, a = 12
b = 16

substitute their values,
a = 12*16 /2
a = 192/2
a = 96

In short, Your Answer would be 96 in²

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