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What is the area, in square centimeters, of a right triangle with side

lengths of 37 cm, 35 cm, and 12 cm?

User Kohanz
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Answer:

210 cm^2

Explanation:

Let, a=37 cm, b=35 cm, c= 12 cm

s=(a+b+c)/2 = 42 cm

Δ=
√(s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c))

Δ=
√(42(5)(7)(30))

Δ=210 cm^2

User Andrew Carreiro
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