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A shape is made of 12 right triangles of equal size .Each right triangle has a base of 4 cm a height of 5 cm.what is the total area in square centimeters of the shape

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120[tex]cm^{2}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

All you need to do is find the area of 1 triangle and multiply that area by 12.

The area of a triangle is [tex]\frac{1}{2} *b*h[/tex] The b is for the base and h is for the height

Lets find the area of 1 triangle:

[tex]\frac{1}{2} *(4)*(5)[/tex] (multiply 1/2 *4)

[tex]2*5[/tex] (multiply 2*5)

[tex]10cm^{2}[/tex] (this is the area of 1 triangle)

To find the total area of all 12 triangles multiply 10 * 12

[tex]10*12 = 120cm^{2}[/tex]

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