Find the area of the given triangle ABC. Given that base BC = 5 cm and the corresponding altitude, AP = 4 cm.

20 cm²

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10 cm²

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40 cm²

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30 cm²

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Solution

The correct option is B
10 cm²

Area of a triangle = ½ x (base x height)

= (½ x 5 x 4) cm²

= 10 cm²

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Find the area of the given triangle ABC. Given that base BC = 5 cm and the corresponding altitude, AP = 4 cm.

The correct option is B 10 cm2 Area of a triangle = ½ x (base x height) = (½ x 5 x 4) cm2 = 10 cm2

The correct option is B
10 cm²

Area of a triangle = ½ x (base x height)

= (½ x 5 x 4) cm²

= 10 cm²