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The three sides and the height (Posted on 2010-02-15)

The sides and height of a triangle are 4 consecutive integers. Evaluate the triangle's area.

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Sides: 13 14 15
Height: 12
The area is 12*14*1/2 = 84.
The height divides the triangle into a 5-12-13 and 9-12-15 right triangles.

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Subject	Author	Date
Puzzle Answer	K Sengupta	2024-03-20 10:10:12
A Spreadsheet Perspective	brianjn	2010-02-16 01:41:56
Solution	Dej Mar	2010-02-16 00:56:01
Analytic Answer	Brian Smith	2010-02-15 15:42:36
computer solution	Charlie	2010-02-15 14:20:20

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