Question

What is the area of this triangle, in square centimeters?



A.
5.59 cm2

B.
559 cm2

C.
5590 cm2

D.
55,900 cm2

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Answer 1

you can use the formula area of triangle=\[1/2\times(base)\times(height)\]
and you'll get the answer 5.59
but this answer is in \[m ^{2}\]
we want the answer in \[cm ^{2}\]
so we multiply our answer by 10000
and we get the answer 55900 cm2