Question

The length of the base of a right triangle is 32 centimeters, and the height is 10 centimeters. What is the area of the triangle?

A) 42 square centimeters
B) 74 square centimeters
C) 160 square centimeters
D) 320 square centimeters
I would like some help on this please! If someone could explain how to do this, it would be awesome! Thank you!

Answer 1

160 cm^2

Explanation:

A = h x b / 2

= 10 x 32/2

= 160 cm^2

Answer 2

Area of right triangle = 160 square centimeters

Right option is (C)

Explanation:

We have given,

Length of base of right triangle = 32 cm

Height of right triangle = 10 cm

We need to find area of right triangle.

Area of right triangle =
`(1)/(2) base*height`

Area of right triangle =
`(1)/(2)*32*10`

Area of right triangle = 160 square centimeters