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B=5 cm; h=3cm find the area of the triangle

User Gromiczek
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To find the area of a triangle, you do base x height, and then divide that by 2.


So in our case, this would be:

(5 × 3) ÷ 2

15 ÷ 2

= 7.5

The area of the triangle is 7.5cm².

User Litanhua
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Answer:

A = 7.5 cm^2

Explanation:

Area of a triangle is

A = 1/2 bh

A =1/2 5*3

A = 1/2 *15

A =15/2

A = 7.5 cm^2

User Ahmad Nawaz
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