Question

Work out the area of the triangle below.

Answer 1

A = 21 cm²

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 = 7 and h = 6 , then

A =
`(1)/(2)` × 7 × 6 =
`(1)/(2)` × 42 = 21 cm²