The area of the base of 5 centimeters of the triangle is 20cm^2.
A triangle has a base of 5 centimeters and a height of 8 centimeters.
We have to determine the area of the triangle.
The formula for the area of a triangle is,
[tex]Area=\frac{(base \times height)}{2}[/tex]
[tex]Area=\frac{5 \times 8}{2} \\\\Area= \frac{40}{2}[/tex]
[tex]Area=\frac{40}{2} \\ \\ Area= 20.[/tex]
Therefore the area of the triangle is 20cm^2.
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