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What is the area of the Tollowing right triangle?
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What is the area of the Tollowing right triangle? 13 5-example-1
User Zszep
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Answer:

height =12

Explanation:

use Pythagorean theorem for right angle triangle:

a²+b²=c²

a²=c²-b²

a²=13²-5²

a²=144

a=√144-=12

User Mrudul Tora
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Answer:

12

Explanation:

The way to find the slope side of a traingle is

A^2+B^2=C^2 Next you substitute

5^2+B^2=13^2 Next simplify

25+B^2=169 Next use the subtraction property of equality

B^2=144 Next find the square root

B=12

Hope this helps :)

User Roeland Werring
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