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