Answer:
Option D is correct
40 square units
Step-by-step explanation:
Area of the right angle triangle(A) is given by:
[tex]A=\frac{1}{2}bh[/tex] ....[1]
where, b is the base and h is the height of triangle respectively.
As per the statement:
From the given triangle:
b = 16 units and h = 5 units
Substitute in [1] we have;
[tex]A = \frac{1}{2} \cdot 16 \cdot 5 = 8 \cdot 5 = 40[/tex] square units
Therefore, the area of the given triangle is, 40 sq units
