Find the area of the triangle. The drawing is not to scale. Please round your answer to the nearest tenth and
use the formula for the area of a triangle:
Area = 1/2 * base * height
In the given triangle, the base is 5 cm and the height is 8 cm.
Plugging these values into the formula, we get:
Area = 1/2 * 5 cm * 8 cm
Area = 1/2 * 40 cm^2
Area = 20 cm^2
Therefore, the area of the triangle is 20 square centimeters.