SOLUTION: find the are of a triangular piece of cloth that has a 10cm base and is 15cm high Thanx

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Question 389162: find the are of a triangular piece of cloth that has a 10cm base and is 15cm high
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Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Area of a triangle is A=%28bh%29%2F2 where b is the base and h is the height.

In this case, the base is b=10 and the height is h=15. So the area is A=%28bh%29%2F2=%2810%2A15%29%2F2=150%2F2=75


So the area of the triangle is 75 square cm