The area of a right Triangle.

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We have a right triangle here Right angled triangle

So if i wanted to calculate the area of triangle ABC by the formula

   Area = 1/2*base*height

Can the "Hypotenuse" be considered as "base" such that the expression 1/2 *AC *BD give us the area of this Triangle ?

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Yes, when computing the area of a triangle, you can use any of the three sides as "$b$" in the equation $A_\triangle=\frac{1}{2}b*h$.