Question

Determine the area of the triangle below using the formula: A = ½ bh

Answer 1

Explanation

We are given the following:

`\begin{gathered} base=12cm \\ height=8cm \\ hypotenuse=10cm \end{gathered}`

We are required to determine the area of the triangle using the formula below:

`A=(1)/(2)bh`

The area can be calculated as:

`\begin{gathered} A=(1)/(2)*12*8 \\ Area=48\text{ }square\text{ }units \end{gathered}`

Hence, the area of the triangle is 48 square units.