The expression \dfrac12bh
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bhstart fraction, 1, divided by, 2, end fraction, b, h gives the area of a triangle where bbb is the base of the triangle and hhh is the height of the triangle.
What is the area of a triangle with a base of 7 \text{ cm}7 cm7, start text, space, c, m, end text and a height of 4 \text{ cm}4 cm4, start text, space, c, m, end text?
