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What is the area of a right triangle with side lengths 6, 8, and 10? a. 48 b. 40 c. 30 d. 24
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What is the area of a right triangle with side lengths 6, 8, and 10? a. 48 b. 40 c. 30 d. 24

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The answer is d. 24.
The legs are 6 and 8, and the hypotenuse is 10 (the longest side).
Since 6 and 8 are the legs (i.e. the base and height),
area = 1/2 • base • height
= 1/2 • 6 • 8 = 24
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