The tile edging for a bathroom is in the shape of a triangle. The area of a triangle with base b and height h is A=1/2 bh. Find the area of the tile if the base measures 3.5 cm and the height measures 8 cm.

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Final answer:

Area of tile is 14 cm².

Step-by-step explanation:

Area of triangle is:

[tex]\frac{1}{2} base.height[/tex]

Putting [tex]b=3.5[/tex] and [tex]h=8[/tex] in [tex]\frac{1}{2} base.height[/tex]

[tex]\frac{1}{2}bxh=\frac{1}{2}3.5x8[/tex]

[tex]=3.5x4[/tex]

[tex]=14[/tex]