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UKMT Intermediate Mathematical Challenge, 2023

Geometry Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

What is the area of this triangle?

(A) 6 cm26\text{ cm}^2 (B) 7.5 cm27.5\text{ cm}^2 (C) 8 cm28\text{ cm}^2 (D) 10 cm210\text{ cm}^2 (E) 12 cm212\text{ cm}^2

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