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The GMAT Math practice question is a geometry problem to find the area of a triangle

What is the area of an obtuse angled triangle whose two sides are 8 and 12 and the angle included between two sides is 150⁰?

1. 24 sq units
2. 48 sq units
3. 
4. 
5. Such a triangle does not exist

The correct choice is (A) and the correct answer is 24 sq units.

If two sides of a triangle and the included angle 'y' is known, then the area of the triangle can be found using the formula



Substituting the values in the formula, we get

= 24 sq units

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