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
4 square centimeters
4 square centimeters
334 square centimeters
3 Start Fraction 3 over 4 end fraction square centimeters
8 square centimeters
8 square centimeters
178 square centimeters
The area of a triangle is given by the formula: Area = 1/2 * base * height
Plugging in the values:
Area = 1/2 * 112 * 212
Area = 1/2 * 23744
Area = 11872 square centimeters
Therefore, the correct answer is 178 square centimeters.