9) What is the area of the triangle?
A) 66 yd?
B) 132 yd?
C) 136 yd
D) 272 yd

Answer:
C) 136 yd²
Step-by-step explanation:
[tex]\textsf{\large Area of a triangle:}\ \dfrac{1}{2}\cdot b \cdot h[/tex]
Given:
Substitute the given values into the formula.
[tex]\begin{aligned}A\triangle&=\dfrac{1}{2}(16)(17)\\ &=8(17)\\&=\boxed{136}\end{aligned}[/tex]
The area of the triangle is 136 yd².