Find the area of a right triangle with base of 10 centimeters and a height 7.4 centimeters.(1 point)

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17.4 square centimeters

34.8 square centimeters

37 square centimeters

74 square

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centimeters

Step 1: The formula for the area of a triangle is 1/2 * base * height.
Step 2: Plug in the values for base and height: 1/2 * 10 cm * 7.4 cm.
Step 3: Calculate the area: 1/2 * 10 cm * 7.4 cm = 37 square centimeters.

Therefore, the area of the right triangle is 37 square centimeters.