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The base of a triangle is 14 cm and its height is 8 cm. The area of the triangle is

Given


Length of the base of the triangle = 14 cm


Length of the heigth of the triangle = 8 cm


Area of the triangle = × base × height


Therefore area = × base × height


= × 14 × 8 = 7 × 8 = 56 cm

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