Question

A right triangle ABC is shown below:

A right triangle ABC with height AB labeled 2 units and base BC labeled 5 units is shown.

The area of the triangle above will equal one half of a rectangle that is 5 units long and __ units wide. (Input only whole numbers, such as 8.)

Answer 1

2

Explanation:

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Answer 2

2

Explanation:

If you draw a rectangle 2 units high and 5 units wide, then draw a diagonal through that rectangle, you will see that the result is two right triangles with the dimensions matching those of ΔABC.