$\"\"$

The given height and width of the traingle $\"\"$ and $\"\"$ respectively.

The area of a traingle $\"\"$ .

$\"\"$ (Write the formula)

$\"\"$ (Substitute $\"\"$ for w and $\"\"$ for h)

$\"\"$ (Group like coeficients and polynomials)

$\"\"$ (Apply product of powers property $\"\"$ )

$\"\"$ (Simplify) $\"\"$

The area of the triangle is $\"\"$ square units.