Triangle area

# Create a function that asks the user for the height and base of a triangle,
# and then calculates and prints out its area.

triangle_height = float(input('height = '))
triangle_base = float(input('base = '))

def triangle_area(triangle_height, triangle_base):
    return triangle_height * triangle_base / 2

print(triangle_area(triangle_height, triangle_base))