For an art project, you are using a piece of cloth that is cut out in the shape of a right triangle. Find the area of the cloth.
A triangle with side lengths 6 inches, 6 inches, and 8.5 inches.
CLEAR CHECK
18
square inches
20.5
square inches
25.5
square inches
36
square inches
To find the area of a right triangle, you can use the formula A = (1/2)bh, where A represents the area, b represents the base, and h represents the height.
In this case, the base and height of the right triangle are given as 6 inches and 8.5 inches, respectively. Plugging these values into the formula, we get:
A = (1/2)(6)(8.5)
A = 3(8.5)
A = 25.5 square inches
Therefore, the area of the cloth is 25.5 square inches.