A triangle has a base of and a height of . What is its area?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. 15
- Step 1: State the standard geometric formula for the area of a triangle: .
- Step 2: Substitute the base and perpendicular height : .
- Step 3: Evaluate the product: .
Answer
15.
Why not the others: 13 adds base and height, 30 computes base times height without dividing by 2, and 25 is an arithmetic calculation error.
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