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Question
Find the area of a triangle whose base and altitude are 5 cm and 4 cm respectively.
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Solution
Area of a triangle say having base 5 cm and altitude 4 cm is given by
`A=1/2 `(Base × Height ) , where
Base = 5 cm; Height = 4 cm
`A= 1/2 (5xx4)`
`A = (5 xx 2)`
A = 10 cm2
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