Question

Which of the two triangles has an area of 68 square units?

Answer 1

Given data:

The given area is A=68 square units.

The area of the first triangle is,

`\begin{gathered} A_1=(1)/(2)(17)(8) \\ =68 \end{gathered}`

The area of the second triangle is,

`\begin{gathered} A_2=(1)/(2)(8)(15) \\ =60 \end{gathered}`

Thus, the first triangle has an area 68 square-u