The sides of a right-angled triangle forming the right angle are 16 cm and 8 cm. What is its area?

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Solution

Height of the right triangle is 16 cm.
Base of the right triangle is 8 cm.
Area of a right triangle = $\frac{1}{2}$ (Base × Height)
= $\frac{1}{2}$ ×16 cm ×8cm
= 64 sq cm
∴ The area of the right triangle is 64 sq cm.

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