Find the Area of the Isosceles Triangle Shown in the Illustration

question 60

Multiple Choice

Find the area of the isosceles triangle shown in the illustration, where a = 11 and b = 10.

• A) \(5 \sqrt { 96 } \mathrm { in } ^ { 2 }\)
• B) \(55 \mathrm { in } ^ { 2 }\)
• C) \(\sqrt { 96 } \mathrm { in } ^ { 2 }\)
• D) \(10 \sqrt { 96 } \mathrm { in } ^ { 2 }\)
• E)none of the above

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