Find the area of a right triangle with decimal legs
Multiply the two legs and halve the product.
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A right triangle has legs of 5.6 cm and 4.2 cm. What is its area?
Answer: 11.76 cm²
A right triangle has legs of 4.1 cm and 5.2 cm. What is its area?
Answer: 10.66 cm²
A right triangle has legs of 5.4 cm and 4.6 cm. What is its area?
Answer: 12.42 cm²
Tip: Multiply the two legs and halve the product.
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