Find the area of a right triangle with base of 10 centimeters and a height 7.4 centimeters.(1 point)
Responses
34.8 square centimeters
34.8 square centimeters
74 square centimeters
74 square centimeters
17.4 square centimeters
17.4 square centimeters
37 square centimeters
The correct response is:
37 square centimeters
To find the area of a triangle, you use the formula: Area = (1/2) x base x height
Plugging in the values:
Area = (1/2) x 10 cm x 7.4 cm
Area = 0.5 x 10 cm x 7.4 cm
Area = 37 square centimeters