SSAT Middle Level Math : How to find the area of a triangle

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Example Questions

Example Question #245 : Ssat Middle Level Quantitative (Math)

Find the area of the triangle below

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Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The equation for area of a triangle is 

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In this case the coordinates of the base are , which means the length of the base is .

The coordinates of the side that determines the height are .

Therefore the height is 

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