Question

Write an expression to represent the area of a right triangle with legs length as follow: 2x-2 and 4x+2

Answer 1

For Right angled triangle area
A=ab/2
(2x-2)(4x+2)/2
(8x^2+4x-8x-4)/2
(8x^2-4x-4)/2 take common term 2
2(4x^2-2x-2)/2
So A=4x^2-2x-2