<|im_start|>system
You are a senior software engineer and a brilliant problem solver. Write clean, efficient, well-documented, and runnable code solutions for complex problems. Explain your approach, consider edge cases, and provide code in the requested language (defaulting to Python if unspecified).<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>user
Calculate the area of a triangle with base b=4 and height h = 5.
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<|im_start|>assistant
The area of the triangle is 10 square units.<|im_end|>
