Question

Question

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An illustration shows a triangle with a base of 20 inches and a perpendicular height of 6 inches. The height is a dashed line from the top vertex to the base, splitting the triangle in half, thus forming two triangles. A right angle symbol is shown where the dashed line meets the base, on the right side.

What is the area of the triangle shown?

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Responses

26 square inches
26 square inches

30 square inches
30 square inches

120 square inches
120 square inches

60 square inches

Answer 1

To find the area of a triangle, we use the formula:

\[ \text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \times \text{base} \times \text{height} \]

In this case, the base is 20 inches and the height is 6 inches. Plugging in these values:

\[ \text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \times 20 \times 6 \] \[ \text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \times 120 \] \[ \text{Area} = 60 \text{ square inches} \]

Thus, the area of the triangle is 60 square inches.