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The area of a _________ is half of the base multiplied by the height.

A. Square
B. parallelogram
C. Trapezoid
D. Triangle

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Answer:

triangle

Explanation:

User Shiva Prakash
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Here, Area of Square = a²
Area of parallelogram = a * b
Area of Trapezoid = (a+b)/2 * h
Area of Triangle = bh/2

In question, it says "half of the base" not bases, so most appropriate answer would be: Option D) Triangle

Hope this helps!
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