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The base of an isosceles right triangle is 30 cm. Its area is

(a) 225 cm2

(b) 225 3 cm2

(c) 225 2 cm2

(d) 450 cm2

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Solution

Let ABC be the right triangle in which B=90°.Now, base=BC; perpendicular=AB; Hypotenuse=ACNow, BC=30 cm givenNow, ABC is an isosceles right angled and we know that hypotenuse is the longest side of the right .So, AB=BC=30 cmarea of ABC=12×base×height=12×BC×AB=12×30×30=450 cm2


Hence, the correct option is (d).

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