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8th grade

Course: 8th grade > Unit 5

Lesson 4: Pythagorean theorem application
Math
8th grade
Geometry
Pythagorean theorem application
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Use Pythagorean theorem to find area

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Problem

What is the area of the triangle shown below?
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/4
  • an exact decimal, like 0.75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12 pi or 2/3 pi
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