Question

On an amusement park map the wooden rollercoaster is located at 0,4.The hot dog stand is located at 4,4 .And the log flume is located at 0,-2

A triangle is formed if you connect the three locations

Each unite on the coordinate plane represents 20 feet

There is a plan to put an arcade in the triangular area of the amusement park

What is the area of the new arcade

Answer 1

The area of the new arcade is 12 feet squared.

In order to solve this question, all you have to do is multiply the base of the triangle by the height of the triangle and then divide it by 2.

I hope that this helps.