Comparing Area of Triangle vs Rectangle

Very Hard Quantitative Comparisons Geometry Comparisons

Consider two different geometric figures:

Figure 1: A right triangle with legs measuring 12 units and 16 units.

Figure 2: A rectangle with a length of 16 units and a width of 12 units.

You need to compare the area of the right triangle to the area of the rectangle. What can we conclude about the relationship between their respective areas?

The area of the triangle is greater than the area of the rectangle.

The area of the triangle is less than the area of the rectangle.

The area of the triangle is equal to the area of the rectangle.

The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

Hint

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