Basic Geometry : Plane Geometry

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Example Questions

Example Question #438 : Triangles

Find the area of a right triangle with leg lengths of  and .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Recall how to find the area of a right triangle:

Because the legs of the right triangle form a right angle, the legs are also the base and the height.

1

To find the area of the right triangle, just plug in the values for the lengths of the legs into the equation given above.

Simplify.

Solve.

Example Question #439 : Triangles

Find the area of a right triangle with leg lengths of  and .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Recall how to find the area of a right triangle:

Because the legs of the right triangle form a right angle, the legs are also the base and the height.

1

To find the area of the right triangle, just plug in the values for the lengths of the legs into the equation given above.

Simplify.

Solve.

Example Question #440 : Triangles

Find the area of a right triangle with leg lengths of  and .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Recall how to find the area of a right triangle:

Because the legs of the right triangle form a right angle, the legs are also the base and the height.

1

To find the area of the right triangle, just plug in the values for the lengths of the legs into the equation given above.

Simplify.

Solve.

Example Question #441 : Triangles

Find the area of a right triangle with leg lengths of  and .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Recall how to find the area of a right triangle:

Because the legs of the right triangle form a right angle, the legs are also the base and the height.

1

To find the area of the right triangle, just plug in the values for the lengths of the legs into the equation given above.

Simplify.

Solve.

Example Question #442 : Triangles

Find the area of a right triangle with leg lengths of  and .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Recall how to find the area of a right triangle:

Because the legs of the right triangle form a right angle, the legs are also the base and the height.

1

To find the area of the right triangle, just plug in the values for the lengths of the legs into the equation given above.

Simplify.

Solve.

Example Question #443 : Triangles

Find the area of a right triangle with leg lengths of  and .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Recall how to find the area of a right triangle:

Because the legs of the right triangle form a right angle, the legs are also the base and the height.

1

To find the area of the right triangle, just plug in the values for the lengths of the legs into the equation given above.

Simplify.

Solve.

Example Question #1421 : Plane Geometry

Find the area.

1

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Recall how to find the area of a triangle:

Since this is a right triangle, the base and the height are the two leg lengths given.

Example Question #1422 : Plane Geometry

Find the area.

2

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Recall how to find the area of a triangle:

Since this is a right triangle, the base and the height are the two leg lengths given.

Example Question #1423 : Plane Geometry

Find the area.

3

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Recall how to find the area of a triangle:

Since this is a right triangle, the base and the height are the two leg lengths given.

Example Question #1424 : Plane Geometry

Find the area.

4

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Recall how to find the area of a triangle:

Since this is a right triangle, the base and the height are the two leg lengths given.

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