Which statement best describes the area of the triangle shown below?

A coordinate grid is shown with a triangle. The base is 4 units, and the height is 4 units.

It is one-half the area of a rectangle of length 4 units and width 2 units.

It is twice the area of a rectangle of length 4 units and width 2 units.

It is one-half the area of a square of side length 4 units.

It is twice the area of a square of side length 4 units.