Question

The area of the triangle below is _____

Answer 1

A = 20 ft²

Explanation:

the area (A) of a triangle is calculated as

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

here b = 5 and h = 8 , then

A =
`(1)/(2)` × 5 × 8 =
`(1)/(2)` × 40 = 20 ft²