After reducing the length of each side of a rectangle with a length of 4 cm and a width of 2 cm to (1/2) the original length, what is the area of the new figure drawn?
把一个长4厘米，宽2厘米的长方形的各边长都缩小到原来长度的(1/2)后，画出的新图形的面积是多少？
<gadget id="calculator">1 / 2</gadget>
<output>1/2 = around 0.5</output>

<gadget id="calculator">4 * (1/2)</gadget>
<output>2</output>

<gadget id="calculator">2 * (1/2)</gadget>
<output>1</output>

<gadget id="calculator">2 * 1</gadget>
<output>2</output>

<result>2</result>