The side lengths of a triangle are 14 cm, 48 cm and 50 cm. How many square centimeters are in the area of the triangle?
I recognize that this is a right triangle, because 14^2 + 48^2 = 50^2 by the Pythagorean theorem. So I can use the formula for the area of a right triangle, which is half the product of the lengths of the legs. The legs are 14 cm and 48 cm, so the area is (1/2) * 14 * 48. Multiplying, I get 336 square centimeters. 