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prealgebra senior

Problem

What is the area, in square units, of an isosceles right triangle with a hypotenuse of 20 units?
Solution
Each leg of a 45-45-90 triangle with a hypotenuse of 20 units measures units. The area is .
Final answer
100\text{ square units}