The perimeter of a right-angled triangle is 72 cm. The lengths of its sides are in the ratio 3 : 4 : 5 Work out the area of the triangle.

3+4+5=12
72/12=6
36= 18 46=24 56=30
Area of a right-angled triangle= a
b/2
18240.5= 216

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