Find the area of a triangle with a base of 8 units and a height of 5 units.

To find the area of a triangle, you can use the formula:

[ \text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \times \text{base} \times \text{height} ]

In this scenario, the base of the triangle is given as 8 units, and the height is 5 units. Plugging these values into the formula, you would calculate the area as follows:

[ \text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \times 8 \times 5 ]

[ \text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \times 40 ]

[ \text{Area} = 20 \text{ square units} ]

This calculation shows that the area of the triangle is indeed 20 square units. Understanding that the area depends directly on the measurements of the base and height allows for accurate calculations in similar problems involving triangles.