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An illustration shows a 4 by 7 grid. A triangle is drawn. The base is labeled b equals 5. The height is indicated by a dotted vertical line segment from the top vertex to the base and is labeled h equals 2.
Use the area of a triangle formula to find the area of a triangle with a base of 5 inches and a height of 2 inches.
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The area of the triangle is
square inches.
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The area of a triangle is calculated using the formula A = 0.5 * base * height.
Plugging in the values given:
A = 0.5 * 5 * 2
A = 0.5 * 10
A = 5
Therefore, the area of the triangle is 5 square inches.