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Estimate the area of the triangle below A.) 12 cm^2B.) 48 cm^2C.) 24 cm^2D.) 35 cm^2

Estimate the area of the triangle below A.) 12 cm^2B.) 48 cm^2C.) 24 cm^2D.) 35 cm-example-1

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The area of a triangle can be calculated with the following formula:


A=(bh)/(2)

Where "b" is the base and "h" is the height of the triangle.

In this case, you can notice that:


\begin{gathered} b=7.8\operatorname{cm} \\ h=5.78\operatorname{cm} \end{gathered}

In order to estimate the area of the triangle, you can follow these steps:

1. Round the base and the height to the nearest Whole number:

- For the base: since the digit after the Decimal point is greater than 5, you must round up.

- For the height: since the digit after the Decimal point is greater than 5, you must round up.

Then:


\begin{gathered} b\approx8\operatorname{cm} \\ h\approx6\operatorname{cm} \end{gathered}

2. Then, substituting these values into the formula and evaluating, you get:


A\approx\frac{(8\operatorname{cm})(6\operatorname{cm})}{2}\approx\frac{48\operatorname{cm}}{2}\approx24\operatorname{cm}^2

Therefore, the answer is: Option C.

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