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Part 1
A rectangle has dimensions 6 and one fifth
in. by 13 in. A diagonal of the rectangle forms two matching right triangles. What is the area of one of the​ triangles?
6 and one fifth in.
13 in.
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Part 1
The area of one of the triangles is
  
enter your response here in.squared.

Answer 1

Area = 1/2 × (6 1/5 × 13) = 1/2 × (31/5 × 13) = 403/10 = 40.3 in^2.

So one triangle has area 403/10 in^2 (40.3 in^2).