Use the image to answer the question.
An illustration shows a right triangle with a base labeled as 6 inches and the height labeled as 24 inches.
Find the area of the right triangle in square inches.
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square inches
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The area of a triangle is calculated using the formula A = 1/2 * base * height.
In this case, the base is 6 inches and the height is 24 inches.
Therefore, the area of the right triangle is:
A = 1/2 * 6 * 24
A = 3 * 24
A = 72 square inches
The area of the right triangle is 72 square inches.