Calculate the basal area per hectare if the number of tallied trees was 14 and the Basal Area Factor (BAF) of the wedge prism used is three.

Correct option is C

✅ (c) 42 m²
· Basal Area (BA) per hectare = Number of tallied trees × BAF
· Given: Number of trees = 14; BAF = 3
· Calculation: 14 × 3 = 42 m²/ha
· Basal area represents the cross-sectional area of trees at breast height and is a measure of forest density.
❌ (a) 21 m²
· Result of 7 × 3, not matching given tree count. Miscalculated.
❌ (b) 28 m²
· Result of incorrect multiplication (e.g., 14 × 2). Not matching correct BAF.
❌ (d) 14 m²
· Would be correct if BAF = 1. Given BAF = 3, this is incorrect.