What is the area of a triangle with a base of 10 and a height of 5?

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What is the area of a triangle with a base of 10 and a height of 5?

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 10 and the height is 5. Plugging these values into the formula gives: \[ \text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \times 10 \times 5 \] Calculating this step-by-step: 1. Multiply the base by the height: \[ 10 \times 5 = 50 \] 2. Now, take half of that product: \[ \frac{50}{2} = 25 \] Thus, the area of the triangle is 25. This is why the correct answer is 25.

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 10 and the height is 5. Plugging these values into the formula gives:

[

\text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \times 10 \times 5

]

Calculating this step-by-step:

  1. Multiply the base by the height:

[

10 \times 5 = 50

]

  1. Now, take half of that product:

[

\frac{50}{2} = 25

]

Thus, the area of the triangle is 25. This is why the correct answer is 25.

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