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
178 square centimeters
1 Start Fraction 7 over 8 end fraction square centimeters
8 square centimeters
8 square centimeters
334 square centimeters
4 square centimeters
The correct answer is 11872 square centimeters.
To find the area of the right triangle, you use the formula A = 1/2 * base * height.
Thus, A = 1/2 * 112 * 212 = 11872 square centimeters.