Calculating the area of a right triangle

Practice Questions

GMAT Quantitative Reasoning › Calculating the area of a right triangle

Questions
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In the above figure, triangle SPQ, SPR and PRQ are right triangles. Given the lengths of SP and PQ are 2cm. What is the area of triangle SPR?

2

A right triangle has a hypotenuse of 13 and a base of 12. Calculate the area of the triangle.

3

A triangle on the coordinate plane has vertices.

Which of the following expressions is equal to the area of the triangle?

4

Calculate the area of the following right triangle, leave in terms of .

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5

If a right triangle has a hypotenuse that is 10, and one side is 6, find the area of the triangle.

6

Find the area of a triangle whose base is and height is .

7

The hypotenuse of a triangle is equal to the sidelength of a square. Give the ratio of the area of the square to that of the triangle.

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