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Find the area of the triangle below.
Be sure to include the correct unit in your answer.

Find the area of the triangle below. Be sure to include the correct unit in your answer-example-1

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Answer:

77 cm²

Explanation:

The area of a triangle is given by the formula ...

A = 1/2bh

where b is the base length, and h is the altitude perpendicular to the base.

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Here, you are shown b=22 cm and h=7 cm. The area is ...

A = 1/2(22 cm)(7 cm) = 77 cm²

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