The area of the triangle below is __ sq units. a.80 b.21 c.42 d.40

Answer
40

The formula to determine the area of the right triangle is a*b/2

First, let’s input the numbers into the formula.

16*5/2

Now we need to solve.

16*5= 80
80/2= 40

Therefore, the answer would be 40.

Hi there!

• Base, b = 16
• Altitude, a = 5

Area of triangle = × b × a = × 16 × 5 = 40 sq. units.

Hence,
Option D. 40 sq. units is Correct

~ Hope it helps!