With reference to the conventional Cartesian (x, y) coordinate system, the vertices of a triangle have the following coordinates; (x<sub>1</sub>, y<sub>1</sub>) = (1, 0);(x<sub>2</sub>, y<sub>2</sub>) = (2, 2); (x<sub>3</sub>, y<sub>3</sub>) = (4, 3). The area of the triangle is equal to

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