Question

What is the area of the triangle shown below?

• A. 12 ${cm}^2$
• B. 20 $c{m}^2$
• C. 28 ${cm}^2$
• D. 32 ${cm}^2$

Answer 1

The correct option is D 32 ${cm}^2$

From the given figure, triangle ABC is a right angled triangle.
Base of the triangle = 8 cm
Height of the triangle = 8 cm

The area of a triangle is given by,
Area = $\frac{1}{2}$ x base x height
= $\frac{1}{2}$ x 8 x 8
= 32 ${cm}^2$