Question

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An illustration shows a triangle with a base labeled 8 inches. A line runs through the center of the triangle from the apex to the base. This perpendicular height is labeled 5 inches.

Crystal cuts a piece of wood into the shape of a triangle. The height of the triangle is 5 inches, and the base of the triangle measures 8 inches. Crystal makes a scale drawing of the triangle. If the height of her scale drawing is 2 inches, what is the area of her scale drawing?

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Responses

20 square inches
20 square inches

3.2 square inches
3.2 square inches

1.6 square inches
1.6 square inches

6.4 square inches

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

The area of a triangle is given by the formula: area = (1/2) * base * height

In this case, the base is 8 inches and the height is 2 inches in the scale drawing.

Thus, the area of Crystal's scale drawing triangle is: (1/2) * 8 * 2 = 8 square inches.

Therefore, the correct answer is 8 square inches.