area of right angle triangle in java

1import java.util.Scanner;
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3public class Main {
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5    public static void main(String[] args) {
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7        // area of right angled triangle
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9        Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);
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11        System.out.print("Enter base length: ");
12        float base = scanner.nextFloat();
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14        System.out.print("Enter perpendicular length: ");
15        float perpendicular = scanner.nextFloat();
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17        float area = 0.5f * base * perpendicular;
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19        System.out.println("The area is: " + area);
20    }
21}