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
4 square centimeters
4 square centimeters
334 square centimeters
3 Start Fraction 3 over 4 end fraction square centimeters
8 square centimeters
The area of a triangle is calculated using the formula: Area = (base * height) / 2
Given that the base is 112 cm and the height is 212 cm:
Area = (112 * 212) / 2
Area = 23744 / 2
Area = 11872 square centimeters
Therefore, the area of the right triangle is 11872 square centimeters.