Question

Find the area of a triangle with base of 10 inches and altitude to the base of 16 inches. 80 in² 135 in² 160 in²

Answer 1

10 × 16 = 160
160 / 2 = 80

Your answer would be 80in²

Hope that helps!

Answer 2

Option 1st is correct

area of a triangle is, 80 in²

Explanation:

Area of triangle(A) is given by:

`A = (1)/(2) b \cdot h`

where,

b is the base

h is the height or altitude of the triangle respectively.

As per the statement:

Base of a triangle(b) = 10 inches and

Height = altitude(h) = 16 inches

Substitute these in [1] we get:

`A = (1)/(2)(10) \cdot 16`

⇒
`A = 5 \cdot 16 = 80`in²

Therefore, the area of a triangle is, 80 in²