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Work out the area of a triangle with a base of 8.5m and a height of 3m

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area of triangle =1/2 times base times height
base=8.5
heeight=3
area=1/2 times 8.5 times 3=12.75 square meters
User Jisselle
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The formula for area of a triangle is (1/2)*BH.
(1/2)* 8.5*3
8.5*3= 25.5(1/2) = 12.75m squared
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