Meredith designs triangular shelves with dimensions as shown below.
What is the area of the triangle in square centimeters?
Responses
A 1,257.3 cm21,257.3 cm 2
B 628.65 cm2628.65 cm 2
C 109.2 cm2109.2 cm 2
D 1,451.61 cm21,451.61 cm 2
To calculate the area of a triangle, you can use the formula:
Area = 0.5 * base * height
In this case, the base of the triangle is 42 cm and the height is 60 cm. Plugging these values into the formula:
Area = 0.5 * 42 cm * 60 cm
Area = 0.5 * 2520 cm^2
Area = 1260 cm^2
Therefore, the area of the triangle is 1260 cm^2. None of the given responses match this calculation exactly.