Find the area of a triangle if its side is 6, and the height dropped to this side is 5.

From the condition it is known that in a triangle the side is 6, and the height dropped to this side is 5. We need to find the area of the triangle.

Let’s remember the formula for finding the area of a rectangle through the side and the height dropped to that side.

The formula looks like this:

S = 1/2 * a * h, where a is the side of the triangle to which the height is dropped, and b is the height of the triangle.

We just have to substitute the given values and make calculations.

Substitute and get:

S = 1/2 * 6 * 5 = 15.

Answer: 15.



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