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What is the area of a triangle with base 5cm and height 6cm

User Axel Puig
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A=15 cm²
To get the area you take the base times the height and divided it by 2

User Abbas Amiri
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The formula for the area of a triangle is (Base x Height)/2
BH
2

Just substitute the numbers into the formula

5cm x 6cm = 30cm²

30cm²/2 = 15cm²


User Chris Thornhill
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