The sides of a triangle are in the ratio 5: 12: 13 and its perimeter is 300 m, Evaluate the area of the triangle ?

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1. (5+12+13)x=300
   X=10

   Area= 0.5×120×50 = 3000

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2. As it is a right angled triangle so we know the hypotenuse must be 13 and 5 & 13 are base and height (in any order).
   Area of triangle = 0.5* base * height = 0.5 * 5 * 12 = 30

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