A piece of a tile is in the shape of a right triangle. The base is 1½ ½ centimeters and the
height is 2½ centimeters. What is the area in square centimeters? (1 point)
8 square centimeters
○ 33 square centimeters
4
1 square centimeters
8
4 square centimeters
The area of a right triangle is calculated using the formula:
Area = (base * height) / 2
Plugging in the values:
Area = (1.5 * 2.5) / 2
Area = (3.75) / 2
Area = 1.875 square centimeters
Therefore, the area of the right triangle is 1.875 square centimeters.
Pick an answer
1.875 is not one of the given answer choices.
The closest answer choice would be:
4 square centimeters