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Example Questions

Example Question #21 : Area Of A Triangle

Find the area of a triangle with a base of 9in and a height that is two times the base.

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 27\text{in}^2\)

\(\displaystyle 20\text{in}^2\)

\(\displaystyle 18\text{in}^2\)

\(\displaystyle 81\text{in}^2\)

\(\displaystyle 36\text{in}^2\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 81\text{in}^2\)

Explanation:

To find the area of a triangle, we will use the following formula:

\(\displaystyle A = \frac{1}{2} \cdot b \cdot h\)

where b is the base and h is the height of the triangle.

Now, we know the base of the triangle is 9in. We know the height is two times the base. Therefore, the height is 18in. So, we can substitute. We get

\(\displaystyle A = \frac{1}{2} \cdot 9\text{in} \cdot 18\text{in}\)

\(\displaystyle A = \frac{1}{2} \cdot 18\text{in} \cdot 9\text{in}\)

\(\displaystyle A = 9\text{in} \cdot 9\text{in}\)

\(\displaystyle A = 81\text{in}^2\)

Example Question #45 : Triangles

Find the area of a triangle with a height of 40 and a base of 20.

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 800\)

\(\displaystyle 1600\)

\(\displaystyle 160\)

\(\displaystyle 80\)

\(\displaystyle 400\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 400\)

Explanation:

Write the formula for the area of a triangle.

\(\displaystyle A= \frac{bh}{2}\)

Substitute the base and height into the equation.

\(\displaystyle A= \frac{20(40)}{2} = \frac{800}{2} = 400\)

The answer is:  \(\displaystyle 400\)

Example Question #46 : Triangles

Find the area of a triangle with a base of 6 and a height of 30.

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 72\)

\(\displaystyle 180\)

\(\displaystyle 18\)

\(\displaystyle 90\)

\(\displaystyle 36\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 90\)

Explanation:

Write the formula for the area of a triangle.

\(\displaystyle A= \frac{bh}{2} = \frac{6\times 30}{2} = 3\times 30 = 90\)

The answer is:  \(\displaystyle 90\)

Example Question #1191 : Ged Math

What is the area of a triangle with a base of 8 and a height of 30?

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 120\)

\(\displaystyle 240\)

\(\displaystyle 60\)

\(\displaystyle 80\)

\(\displaystyle 19\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 120\)

Explanation:

Write the formula for the area of a triangle.

\(\displaystyle A =\frac{bh}{2}\)

Substitute the dimensions.

\(\displaystyle A =\frac{8(30)}{2} = 4(30) = 120\)

The answer is:  \(\displaystyle 120\)

Example Question #1192 : Ged Math

Find the area of a triangle with a base of 100 and a height of 300.

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 30000\)

\(\displaystyle 15000\)

\(\displaystyle 18000\)

\(\displaystyle 24000\)

\(\displaystyle 12000\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 15000\)

Explanation:

Write the formula for the area of a triangle.

\(\displaystyle A = \frac{bh}{2}\)

Substitute the base and the height into the equation.

\(\displaystyle A = \frac{(100)(300)}{2} = 100(150 ) = 15000\)

The answer is:  \(\displaystyle 15000\)

Example Question #231 : Geometry And Graphs

You want to build a garden in the shape of a right triangle. If the two arms will be 6ft and 8ft, how much area will the garden take up?

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 24ft^2\)

\(\displaystyle 48ft^2\)

\(\displaystyle 14ft^2\)

\(\displaystyle 12ft^2\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 24ft^2\)

Explanation:

You want to build a garden in the shape of a right triangle. If the two arms will be 6ft and 8ft, how much area will the garden take up?

To find the area of a triangle, use the following formula.

\(\displaystyle A=\frac{1}{2}bh\)

Note that in a right triangle, our two arms correspond to our base and our height. Furthermore, it does not matter which is which, because when we multiply, order does not matter.

So, to find our area, simply plug in and simplify.

\(\displaystyle A=\frac{1}{2}(6ft)(8ft)=\frac{1}{2}(48ft^2)=24ft^2\)

So, our answer is 24 ft squared

Example Question #231 : 2 Dimensional Geometry

What is the area of an equilateral triangle that has a perimeter of \(\displaystyle 39\)? Round your answer to the nearest hundredths place.

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 73.18\)

\(\displaystyle 29.10\)

\(\displaystyle 85.20\)

\(\displaystyle 79.88\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 73.18\)

Explanation:

Start by finding the length of a side of the triangle.

\(\displaystyle \text{side}=\frac{\text{Perimeter}}{3}\)

\(\displaystyle \text{side}=\frac{39}{3}=13\)

Next, recall how to find the area of an equilateral triangle.

\(\displaystyle \text{Area}=\frac{\sqrt3}{4}\text{side}^2\)

Plug in the length of the side to find the area.

\(\displaystyle \text{Area}=\frac{\sqrt3}{4}(13)^2=\frac{\sqrt3}{4}(169)=73.18\)

Example Question #233 : Geometry And Graphs

If the height of a triangle is twice the length of the base, and the base length is 3.5 inches, what is the area of the triangle?

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 15in^{2}\)

\(\displaystyle 24.5in^{2}\)

\(\displaystyle 12.25 in^{2}\)

\(\displaystyle 6.125in^{2}\)

\(\displaystyle 12.25in\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 12.25 in^{2}\)

Explanation:

First we need to know that the formula for area of a triangle:

\(\displaystyle Area= \frac{1}{2}(Base\cdot Height)\)

We know that our base is 3.5 inches, and our height is twice that, which is 7 in.

Now we can plug in our base and height to the equation 

\(\displaystyle Area=\frac{1}{2}(3.5 in\cdot 7 in)\)

Multiply and solve

 

\(\displaystyle Area=\frac{1}{2}(24.5in^{2})\)

\(\displaystyle Area=12.25in^{2}\)

 

Example Question #234 : Geometry And Graphs

What is the area of a triangle with a height that is three times the length of the base, if the base is 4cm?

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 24cm\)

\(\displaystyle 48cm\)

\(\displaystyle 24cm^{2}\)

\(\displaystyle 48cm^{2}\)

\(\displaystyle 28cm^{2}\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 24cm^{2}\)

Explanation:

First we need to recall the formula for area of a triangle:

\(\displaystyle Area=\frac{1}{2}(base\cdot height)\)

We know that our base is 4cm, and our height is 3 times the length of the base, since 4x3=12 we know that our height is 12cm

Now we can plug in our numbers

\(\displaystyle Area=\frac{1}{2}(4cm\cdot 12cm)\)

First we multiply 4 and 12

\(\displaystyle Area=\frac{1}{2}(48cm^{2})\)

Next we distribute the fraction which is the same as dividing in half

 

\(\displaystyle Area=24cm^{2}\)

Notice our answer is in centimeters since we multiplied two terms measured in centimeters

Example Question #1193 : Ged Math

Which of the following can be the measures of the three angles of an acute isosceles triangle?

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 80 ^{\circ }, 80 ^{\circ }, 40 ^{\circ }\)

\(\displaystyle 45 ^{\circ }, 45 ^{\circ }, 90^{\circ }\)

\(\displaystyle 36^{\circ }, 72 ^{\circ }, 72 ^{\circ }\)

\(\displaystyle 50 ^{\circ }, 60 ^{\circ }, 70 ^{\circ }\)

\(\displaystyle 32 ^{\circ }, 32 ^{\circ }, 116^{\circ }\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 36^{\circ }, 72 ^{\circ }, 72 ^{\circ }\)

Explanation:

For the triangle to be acute, all three angles must measure less than \(\displaystyle 90 ^{\circ }\). We can eliminate \(\displaystyle 32 ^{\circ }, 32 ^{\circ }, 116^{\circ }\) and \(\displaystyle 45 ^{\circ }, 45 ^{\circ }, 90^{\circ }\) for this reason. 

In an isosceles triangle, at least two angles are congruent, so we can eliminate \(\displaystyle 50 ^{\circ }, 60 ^{\circ }, 70 ^{\circ }\).

The degree measures of the three angles of a triangle must total 180, so, since \(\displaystyle 80 ^{\circ }+ 80 ^{\circ }+ 40 ^{\circ } = 200^{\circ }\), we can eliminate \(\displaystyle 80 ^{\circ }, 80 ^{\circ }, 40 ^{\circ }\).

\(\displaystyle 36^{\circ }, 72 ^{\circ }, 72 ^{\circ }\) is correct.

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