Use the image to answer the question.
An illustration shows an obtuse triangle with a base of 9 centimeters. The perpendicular height on the right is marked by a dashed line drawn from the top vertex to an extended dashed line from the base labeled as 7 centimeters. A right angle symbol is shown where the base and height meet at the dashed lines.
What is the area in square centimeters of the triangle pictured here?(1 point)
cm2
To find the area of a triangle, you can use the formula A = 1/2 * base * height.
In the given image, the base of the triangle is 9 centimeters and the height is 7 centimeters. Plug in these values into the formula:
A = 1/2 * 9 cm * 7 cm
A = 63/2 cm^2
A = 31.5 cm^2
Therefore, the area of the triangle pictured is 31.5 square centimeters.