Answer
$A = 110.5 \text{ in}^2$
Work Step by Step
In this exercise, we are asked to find the area of a triangle. The area of a triangle is given by the formula:
$A = \frac{1}{2} bh$, where $A$ is the area, $b$ is the base of the triangle, and $h$ is its height.
Let's plug in the lengths of the base and height into the formula:
$A = \frac{1}{2}$ (17 in.)(13 in.)
Do the multiplication:
$A = \frac{1}{2}$ 221 in.$^2$
Multiply again:
$A = 110.5 \text{ in}^2$
