Question

Find the area of a right angled triangle whose sides containing the right angles are 1.2m and 0.5m

Answer 1

Area of ∆ = 1/2 × product of sides containing right angle,

then

Area of ∆= 1/2 × 1.2 × 0.5,

=0.6×0.5,

=0.3 m²

Answer 2

AREA =1/2 * b*h

=1/2 * 1.2*0.5

=0.30m^2