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5. An acute triangle has a base of 4 cm and a height of 8 cm. What is the area of the triangle?

32 cm²
12 cm²
16 cm²
64 cm²

User Jenean
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Answer: 16 cm^2

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5. An acute triangle has a base of 4 cm and a height of 8 cm. What is the area of-example-1
User Robert Prine
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Answer:

c) 16 cm²

Explanation:

Given information,

→ Base = 4 cm

→ Height = 8 cm

Area of triangle formula,

→ Area = ½ × b × h

Now the area of triangle is,

→ ½ × b × h

→ ½ × 4 × 8

→ 2 × 8

→ 16 cm²

Hence, the area is 16 cm².

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