Common Core: 7th Grade Math : Solve for area of a triangle

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Example Question #11 : Solve Problems Involving Area, Volume And Surface Area Of Two And Three Dimensional Objects: Ccss.Math.Content.7.G.B.6

Calculate the area of the provided figure.



1

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

In order to solve this problem, we need to recall the area formula for a triangle:

Now that we have the correct formula, we can substitute in our known values and solve: 

Example Question #12 : Solve Problems Involving Area, Volume And Surface Area Of Two And Three Dimensional Objects: Ccss.Math.Content.7.G.B.6

6 8 10

 

What is the area of the triangle pictured above?

Possible Answers:

40

24

30

12

60

Correct answer:

24

Explanation:

The area of a triangle is calculated using the formula .  Importantly, the height is a perpendicular line between the base and the opposite point.  In a right triangle like this one, you're in luck: the triangle as drawn already has that perpendicular line as one of the two sides.  So here we will calculate .  That gives us an answer of 24.

Example Question #13 : Solve Problems Involving Area, Volume And Surface Area Of Two And Three Dimensional Objects: Ccss.Math.Content.7.G.B.6

Abcd

In triangle ABC above, the distance between point A and point D is 10 inches, and the area of the triangle is 20 square inches. What is the length of side BC?

Possible Answers:

8 inches

There is not enough information to answer the question

10 inches

2 inches

4 inches

Correct answer:

4 inches

Explanation:

The area of a triangle can be calculated using the formula Area = 1/2 * Base * Height.  Here you're given two of the unknowns in that formula:

Area = 20

Height = 10

So you can plug those into the area formula to solve for Base, the only remaining unknown:

20 = 1/2 * Base * 10

That means that 20 = 5 * Base, so Base = 4.

Example Question #1 : Solve For Area Of A Triangle

12abc

In triangle ABC, side BC measures 12 meters, and the shortest straight-line distance between point A and side BC is 5 meters long. What is the area of triangle ABC?

Possible Answers:

12

24

60

36

30

Correct answer:

30

Explanation:

The area of a triangle can be calculated using the formula . The height of a triangle is a perpendicular line connecting the base and its opposite point; in any acute or right triangle - a triangle with no angles greater than 90 degrees - the height is also the shortest line between the base and the opposite point.  Here that means that if you use BC = 12 as your base, then the distance of 5 between BC and point A is the height. That means that you can calculate the area:

Example Question #15 : Solve Problems Involving Area, Volume And Surface Area Of Two And Three Dimensional Objects: Ccss.Math.Content.7.G.B.6

7 24 25

The pictured right triangle has sides of 7, 24, and 25. What is the area of that triangle?

Possible Answers:

125

84

77

64

128

Correct answer:

84

Explanation:

The area of a triangle can be calculated using the formula . Note that the height of any triangle is a perpendicular line between the base and its opposite angle; in a right triangle that's very convenient, because the right angle gives you that perpendicular relationship between two sides. So you can use 24 as the base and 7 as the height here.  That means that the area is:

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