Use the image to answer the question.
An illustration shows a triangle with a base of 20 inches and a perpendicular height of 6 inches. The height is a dashed line from the top vertex to the base, splitting the triangle in half, thus forming two triangles. A right angle symbol is shown where the dashed line meets the base, on the right side.
What is the area of the triangle shown?
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Responses
26 square inches
26 square inches
60 square inches
60 square inches
120 square inches
120 square inches
30 square inche
The area of a triangle is calculated using the formula: 1/2 * base * height. In this case, the base is 20 inches and the height is 6 inches.
Area = 1/2 * 20 * 6
Area = 60 square inches
Therefore, the area of the triangle shown is 60 square inches.