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A 1 acre field in the shape of a right triangle has a post at the midpoint of each side. A sheep is tethered to each of the side of the post on the hypotenuse. The ropes are just long enough to let each animal reach the two adjacent vertices. What is the total area the two sheep have to themselves?

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This shows how to find area of a triangle for a given situation. The total area the two sheeps have to themselves are determined.

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