Question

What is the area of the base of this figure?

Answer 1

It should be 12cm^2
8cm x 3cm / 2

Answer 2

12 cm²

Explanation:

The base face of the trriangular prism is a triangle with base (of the triangle) 8 cm and height (of the triangle) 3 cm.

area of triangle = base × height / 2

area = (8 cm)(3 cm)/2

area = 12 cm²