how to calculate the area of a triangle in matlab

main.m
area = (1/2) * base * height
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main.m
% define base and height
base = 5;
height = 8;

% calculate area
area = (1/2) * base * height;

% display result
fprintf('The area of the triangle is %f\n', area);
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main.m
The area of the triangle is 20.000000
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