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If the extremities of the base of an isosce- les triangle are the points (2a, 0) and (0,a) and the equation of one of the sides is x=2a, then the area of the triangle is

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`5a^(2)` sq. units

B

`(5)/(2)a^(2)` sq. units

C

`(25)/(2)a^(2)` sq. units

D

`10a^(2)` sq. units

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