The lid to a box is in the shape of a triangle. The base of the triangle is 7.5 centimeters, and the height of the triangle is 4 centimeters. What is the area of the box lid?(1 point)

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16 square centimeters
16 square centimeters

11.5 square centimeters
11.5 square centimeters

15 square centimeters
15 square centimeters

30 square centimeters

Answer 1

The area of a triangle can be calculated using the formula:

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

In this case, the base of the triangle is 7.5 cm and the height is 4 cm.

Plugging in the values:

\[ \text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \times 7.5 , \text{cm} \times 4 , \text{cm} \] \[ \text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \times 30 , \text{cm}^2 \] \[ \text{Area} = 15 , \text{cm}^2 \]

The area of the box lid is 15 square centimeters.