What is the area of this triangle?

A. 12 square centimeters

B. 36 square centimeters

C. 16 square centimeters

D. 18 square centimeters

What is the area of this triangle A 12 square centimeters B 36 square centimeters C 16 square centimeters D 18 square centimeters class=

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Answer:

A is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

The formula for the area of a triangle is A = 1/2 b x h

The base in this triangle is 6 and the height is 4 so 6 x 4 = 24.

Now we divide 24 by 2 which gives us 12 square centimeters.  

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Answer: A. 12 square centimeters

Step-by-step explanation:

The area of a triangle is (1/2)bh because any triangle is half of a square (square formula = bh).

1/2bh --> 1/2  * 6 * 4 --> 12 square centimeters

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