Question #N594
A right triangle has sides of length 3, 4, and 5. What is the area of the triangle?
A. 6
B. 12
C. 15
D. 24
Correct Answer is: A
The area of a right triangle is (1/2) * base * height. Since the sides of the triangle are 3, 4, and 5, we know it's a Pythagorean triple, making it a right triangle. The base and height are the two shorter sides, so the area is (1/2) * 3 * 4 = 6.