The right triangle drawn on the road sign is 10 inches high. If the base of the right triangle is 5 inches, what is the area of the right triangle formed in the sign?

Answer 1

Good Afternoon, Mary,

The formula or equation for determining the area of a triangle is as follows:

A = ab

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A equals area, and "a" and "b" are both legs of the right triangle.

With this information in mind, the following applies to your problem:

A = 10(5)

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2

A = 50

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2

A = 25 inches squared

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