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An illustration shows a right triangle with a base labeled as 6 inches and the height labeled as 24 inches.
Find the area of the right triangle in square inches.

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The formula to find the area of a triangle is Area = 1/2 * base * height. Plugging in the values, we get:

Area = 1/2 * 6 * 24
Area = 72 square inches

Therefore, the area of the right triangle is 72 square inches.