Find the area of a right triangle with sides 10.0 cm , 24.0 cm , and 26.0 cm . express your answer with the correct number of significant figures.

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Gatteo · Answer 1 · 2018-08-11T09:30:45+0000

This is a right triangle because 10, 24, 26 satisfies the Pythagorean Theorem.
Therefore the 2 legs are 10 and 24.
Area = 10 x 24 /2 = 120 cm^2