Question

A right triangle has a base, b

, that is 6
inches. The area of the triangle, with h
representing the height, is given by the expression

Answer 1

Below

Explanation:

See the image below :

Area of the ENTIRE rectangle would be: Area = Base * Height

I think you can see that the triangle is 1/2 of the rectangle. so the

Area of the right triangle would be: Area = 1/2 * base * height