C program to find area of a triangle

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Program:

/** 
 * C program to find area of a triangle if base and height are given
 */

#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
    float base, height, area;

    /* Input base and height of triangle */
    printf("Enter base of the triangle: ");
    scanf("%f", &base);
    printf("Enter height of the triangle: ");
    scanf("%f", &height);

    /* Calculate area of triangle */
    area = (base * height) / 2;

    /* Print the resultant area */
    printf("Area of the triangle = %.2f sq. units", area);

    return 0;
}

Output:

Output
Enter base of the triangle: 10
Enter height of the triangle: 15
Area of the triangle = 75.00 sq. units

Explanation:

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