Area of triangle = (base)(height)/2

Let's let the side with length 8 be the base.

So, to MAXIMIZE the area of the triangle, we must MAXIMIZE the height of the triangle.
This occurs when the side with length 6 is PERPENDICULAR to the side with length 8

In this case, area of triangle = (8)(6)/2 = 24
So, the greatest possible area = 24

Conversely, to MINIMIZE the area of the triangle, we must MINIMIZE the height of the triangle.
Well, if we keep decreasing the angle between the two given sides, we can make the height as small as we want.

In fact, we could make the height equal 1 or 0.1 or even 0.0000000000000001

So, the area of the triangle must be greater than 0 and less than or equal to 24
In other words 0 < (area of triangle) ≤ 24

So, the area COULD be 2 or 12 or 24

Answer: E

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