Question

The legs of a right triangle measure 4 and 6 inches. The area of the triangle is

Answer 1

So that literally means that base is 4 and 6 is height.

\(\Large \color{Black}{\Rightarrow Area = 0.5bh}\)

Answer 2

If those are the legs of a right triangle then just multiply them. That will give you the area of the rectangle. Since you want the area of the triangle, just divide by 2.