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    Feb 24, 2010, 11:32 AM
    what is A of a right triangle when a=2 and b=12
    what is A of a right triangle when a=2 and b=12?
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    Feb 24, 2010, 11:51 AM

    The area of any triangle is equal to 1/2 of the base times the height of the triangle. If a and b are the two legs of a right triangle (that is, neither of these is the hypotenuse) then you can use a as the base and b as the height, or vice versa.
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    Feb 25, 2010, 02:25 PM

    Are you looking for area? Or degrees?

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