Step 1: Verify if △ABC is right-angled at B using Pythagoras theorem.
Formula: AB2+BC2=?AC2
AB2+BC2=52+122=25+144=169 cm2
AC2=132=169 cm2
Since AB2+BC2=AC2, △ABC is right-angled at B.
Step 2: Area of right-angled triangle = 21× (product of legs AB and BC).
Area=21×AB×BC=21×5 cm×12 cm
=21×60 cm2
=30 cm2
30 \mathrm{cm^{2}}