A piece of a tile is in the shape of a right triangle. The base is 1 1/2 centimeters and the height is 2 1/2 centimeters. What is the area in square centimeters?(1 point)
Responses
178 square centimeters
1 Start Fraction 7 over 8 end fraction square centimeters
4 square centimeters
4 square centimeters
8 square centimeters
8 square centimeters
334 square centimeters
4 square centimeters
Area of a triangle = 1/2 * base * height
Area = 1/2 * (1 1/2) * (2 1/2)
Area = 1/2 * (3/2) * (5/2)
Area = 3/4 * 5/2 = 15/8 = 1 7/8 = 4
Therefore, the area of the triangle is 4 square centimeters.