Sides of a triangle are 6 cm, 8 cm and 10 cm. What is the area of the triangle?

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  1. 20 cm2
  2. 28 cm2
  3. 24 cm2
  4. 16 cm2

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Option 3 : 24 cm2
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Given

The sides of the triangle are 6 cm, 8 cm and 10 cm.

Formula used:

The area of the triangle = 1/2 × base × height

Calculation

The area of the triangle = 1/2 × 6 × 8

⇒ 24

The area of the triangle = 24 cm2

Hint The given sides of the triangle are Pythagorean triples.

Where, 62 + 82 = 102.

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