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What is the area of this triangle

What is the area of this triangle-example-1
User Sergiogx
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Answer:

15 inches squared

Explanation:

The area of a triangle is (b * h)/2 , where b is the base and h is the height.

We know h = 5 and b = 6. So, we can just plug these values in:

(b * h)/2 = (6 * 5)/2 = 30/2 = 15

The answer is thus 15 inches squared.

Hope this helps!

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