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Example Question #601 : Plane Geometry
A triangle has base of length units and a height of length units. What is the area of this triangle?
units squared
units squared
units squared
units squared
units squared
units squared
To calculate the area of a triangle, you use the formula , where is the length of the base of the triangle and is the height of the triangle. For this triangle, we need to solve the equation to find its area. and , so the triangle's area is units squared.
Example Question #602 : Plane Geometry
The base of a triangle is , and the height is . What is the area of the triangle?
Write the formula for area of a triangle. Substitute the dimensions.
Example Question #603 : Plane Geometry
If the base and height of a triangle is one, what is the area?
Write the formula for the area of a triangle.
Substitute the base and height to find the area.
Example Question #604 : Plane Geometry
What is the area of the triangle in the figure?
Because the question asks you to find the AREA of the triangle, you are looking to figure out how much space the triangle covers. You find the area of triangles by multiplying the height of the triangle times the base and dividing by . So , or . Therefore the correct answer is
Example Question #605 : Plane Geometry
The base of a triangle is and the height of the triangle is . What is the area of the triangle?
Write the formula for the area of a triangle.
Substitute the base and height into the formula.
Example Question #606 : Plane Geometry
Find the area of a triangle whose base is 6 and height is 7.
To solve, simply use the formula for the area of a triangle.
Example Question #607 : Plane Geometry
Find the area of a triangle whose base length is 8 and height is 4.
To find area of a triangle, simply use the formula below:
Example Question #608 : Plane Geometry
Find the area of a triangle whose base is 8 and height is 3.
To solve, simply use the formula for the area of a triangle. Thus,
Example Question #6 : Geometry
Why is this shape NOT a triangle?
Because it does not have sides
Because it is flat
Because it is blue
Because it is not a closed shape
Because it does have sides
Because it does not have sides
A triangle has sides, and this shape has .
Example Question #609 : Plane Geometry
If you need to find the area of a given triangle, what information do you need to solve for the area?
The height
The length of all three sides
The base and height
The base
The length of two sides
The base and height
The equation for area of a triangle is , so you need to know the base length of the traingle and also the height.
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