A piece of a tile is in the shape of a right triangle. The base is 112 centimeters and the height is 212 centimeters. What is the area in square centimeters?(1 point)
Responses
4 square centimeters
, 4 square centimeters
8 square centimeters
, 8 square centimeters
334 square centimeters
, 3 Start Fraction 3 over 4 end fraction, square centimeters
178 square centimeters
1 Start Fraction 7 over 8 end fraction, square centimeters
The area of a triangle is given by the formula A = (1/2)bh, where b is the base and h is the height. Plugging in the given values, we get:
A = (1/2)(112)(212)
A = 11,904
Therefore, the area of the triangle is 11,904 square centimeters. Answer: 11,904 square centimeters.