Substitute to Find the Value of the Expression $b$ And Height $h$

question 372

Multiple Choice

Substitute to find the value of the expression.
-The area of a triangle with base $b$ and height $h$ is given by the formula $A = \frac { 1 } { 2 } b h$ . Find the area of a triangle when the base is $5.3$ centimeters and the height is $7.2$ centimeters.

• A) \(0.37 \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 2 }\)
• B) \(15.264 \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 2 }\)
• C) \(38.16 \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 2 }\)
• D) \(19.08 \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 2 }\)

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GDP Price Index

An economic metric that accounts for inflation by converting output measured at current prices into constant-dollar GDP.

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