Farah cuts a sheet of paper into the shape of a triangle. The triangle has a height of 6 inches and a base of 7 inches. What is the area of the triangle in square inches?(1 point)

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Answer 1

To find the area of a triangle, you can use the formula:

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

In this case, the base of the triangle is 7 inches, and the height is 6 inches. Plugging in these values:

\[ \text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \times 7 , \text{inches} \times 6 , \text{inches} \]

Calculating this:

\[ \text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \times 42 , \text{square inches} = 21 , \text{square inches} \]

Thus, the area of the triangle is \(21\) square inches.