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An illustration shows a right triangle with the height labeled as 2.5 centimeters and the base labeled as 15 centimeters.
What is the area of the triangle?
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Responses
17.5 square centimeters
17.5 square centimeters
37.5 square centimeters
37.5 square centimeters
35 square centimeters
35 square centimeters
18.75 square centimeters
18.75 square centimeters
The area of a triangle is calculated using the formula: area = 0.5 * base * height.
Given that the height is 2.5 cm and the base is 15 cm, we can plug these values into the formula:
Area = 0.5 * 15 * 2.5
Area = 0.5 * 37.5
Area = 18.75 square centimeters
Therefore, the correct answer is:
18.75 square centimeters