The area of a triangle can be found using the formula: $\displaystyle \text{Area}=\frac{{1}}{{2}}\cdot\text{base}\cdot\text{height}$

Find the area of the triangular closet floor pictured below, where the measurements are given in meters (m)

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$\displaystyle {m}^{{2}}$