A piece of paper is in the shape of a right triangle. The base is 4.25 inches and the height is 11 inches. What is the area of the right triangle in square inches? Do not round your answer.

Answer 1

The area of a right triangle is calculated by the formula:

Area = 1/2 * base * height

Plugging in the values we have:

Area = 1/2 * 4.25 * 11
Area = 1/2 * 46.75
Area = 23.375

Therefore, the area of the right triangle is 23.375 square inches.