All SSAT Elementary Level Math Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #12 : Triangles
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 #13 : Triangles
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 #14 : Triangles
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 #15 : Triangles
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 #16 : Triangles
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 #17 : Triangles
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 #18 : Triangles
Why is this shape NOT a triangle?
Because it is blue
Because it is flat
Because it does have sides
Because it does not have sides
Because it is not a closed shape
Because it does not have sides
A triangle has sides, and this shape has .
Example Question #21 : Triangles
If you need to find the area of a given triangle, what information do you need to solve for the area?
The base and height
The base
The length of two sides
The length of all three sides
The height
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.
Example Question #22 : Triangles
Why is this shape a triangle?
Because it is smaller than a square
Because it has sides
Because it has sides
Because its color is blue
Because the sides do not connect
Because it has sides
A triangle has sides.
Example Question #23 : Triangles
Find the area of a triangle with base 4 and height 7.
To solve, simply use the formula for the area of a triangle. Thus,
To remember this formula, simply realize that two triangles added together would leave you with a rectangle, so a triangle's area must be half the area of a rectangle.
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