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A triangle has a base length of 40 centimeters and a height of 90 centimeters. What is the area, in square centimeters, of the triangle?

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Explanation

The correct answer is 1,800 . The area, A , of a triangle can be found using the formula A=12bh, where b is the base length of the triangle and h is the height of the triangle. It’s given that the triangle has a base length of 40 centimeters and a height of 90 centimeters. Substituting 40 for b and 90 for h in the formula A=12bh yields A=124090, or A = 1,800 . Therefore, the area, in square centimeters, of the triangle is 1,800 .