18.75 square centimeters
To find the area of the triangle, you use the formula: area = 0.5 * base * height. Plugging in the values given, we get: 0.5 * 15 * 2.5 = 18.75 square centimeters.
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An illustration shows a right triangle with the height labeled as 2.5 centimeters and the base labeled as 15 centimeters.
What is the area of the triangle?
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Responses
37.5 square centimeters
37.5 square centimeters
17.5 square centimeters
17.5 square centimeters
35 square centimeters
35 square centimeters
18.75 square centimeters
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