Compare the Area of a Triangle and a Rectangle

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Consider a triangle and a rectangle.

The triangle has a base of 6 units and a height of 4 units.

The rectangle has a length of 5 units and a width of 5 units.

Calculate the areas of both figures and compare.

Figure A: The area of the triangle is calculated using the formula:

$$ ext{Area} = rac{1}{2} imes ext{base} imes ext{height}$$

Figure B: The area of the rectangle is calculated using the formula:

$$ ext{Area} = ext{length} imes ext{width}$$

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 area of the rectangle is twice that of the triangle.

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