Question

Find the area of the triangle.

8 in.
12 in.
in
?
The area of the triangle is

Answer 1

`\huge\text{Hey there!}`

`\huge\textbf{Formula for finding area of triangle:}`

`\mathsf{(1)/(2)* \bold{b}ase* \bold{h}eight}`

`\huge\textbf{Your equation should look like:}`

`\mathsf{(1)/(2)* 8 * 12}`

`\huge\textbf{Making it easier to solve:}`

`\mathsf{(1)/(2)* 8 * 12}`

`\mathsf{= (1)/(2)* (8)/(1) * (12)/(1)}`

`\mathsf{= (1*8* 12)/(2*1*1)}`

`\mathsf{= (8* 12)/(2*1)}`

`\mathsf{= (96)/(2)}`

`\mathsf{= (96/ 2)/(2/ 2)}`

`\mathsf{= (48)/(1)}`

`\mathsf{= 48/1}`

`\mathsf{= 48}`

`\huge\textbf{Therefore, your \boxed{answer} should be:}`

`\huge\boxed{\frak{48\ in^2}}\huge\checkmark`

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`\frak{Amphitrite1040:)}`

Answer 2

48 in²

Explanation:

Hello!

Area of a Triangle:
`A = \frac12 b*h`

Given that the base and height are 8 and 12, we can plug it into the formula to solve for the area.

Find the area

• 
  `A = \frac12 b*h`
• 
  `A = \frac12 (8*12)`
• 
  `A = \frac12 (96)`
• 
  `A = 48`

The area of the triangle is 48 in².