Question

A rectangle with a length of 5 cm and a width of 2 cm is cut diagonally. What is the

area of one of the triangles formed?

Answer 1

5 cm²

Explanation:

The diagonal divides the rectangle into 2 right triangles with legs 5 and 2

The area (A ) of a triangle is calculated as

A =
`(1)/(2)` bh ( b is the base and h the height )

= 0.5 × 5 × 2 = 0.5 × 10 = 5 cm²

Answer 2

The area is 5 cm