SOLUTION: The expression \dfrac12bh 2 1 ​ bhstart fraction, 1, divided by, 2, end fraction, b, h gives the area of a triangle where bbb is the base of the triangle and hhh is the

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Question 1125873: The expression \dfrac12bh
2
1
​ bhstart fraction, 1, divided by, 2, end fraction, b, h gives the area of a triangle where bbb is the base of the triangle and hhh is the height of the triangle.
What is the area of a triangle with a base of 7 \text{ cm}7 cm7, space, c, m and a height of 4 \text{ cm}4 cm4, space, c, m?

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the area of a triangle:A=%281%2F2%29bh
if b=7cm and h=4cm, we have
A=%281%2F2%297cm%2A4cm

A=%281%2Fcross%282%29%297cm%2Across%284%292cm

A=7cm%2A2cm
A=14cm%5E2