Question

12 cm
17 cm
12 cm
Find the area of the triangle.
[?] square centimeters

Answer 1

72 square centimetres

Explanation:

area of the triangle =
`(1)/(2)` * base * height

Here the height is 12 cm and base is 12 cm

using the formula:

area of this triangle =
`(1)/(2)` * 12 * 12

= 72 cm²