One side of a triangle has length 8 and a second side has length 5. Which of the following could be the area of the triangle?

24
20
26
34

Correct Answer: 20

Explanation:

The maximum area of the triangle will come when the given sides are placed at right angles. If we take 8 as the base and 5 as the height the area = ½ x 8 x 5=20

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