Find the area of a right triangle
A right triangle is half of a rectangle. Multiply the two legs and halve it.
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A right triangle has legs of 12 cm and 5 cm. What is its area?
Answer: 30 cm²
A right triangle has legs of 6 cm and 2 cm. What is its area?
Answer: 6 cm²
A right triangle has legs of 6 cm and 9 cm. What is its area?
Answer: 27 cm²
Tip: A right triangle is half of a rectangle. Multiply the two legs and halve it.
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