Answer:
64 units^2
Explanation:
The area of a triangle is:
A = 1/2×base×height
For the base, any side can be the base and the corresponding height to go with it has to be perpendicular.
For this question, the left side, 16, will be the base. And the height will be 8.
Area = 1/2bh
= 1/2•16•8
= 64