Question

Look at the drawing of a triangle within a rectangle. The

triangle and the rectangle have the same base, b, and

height, h.

If the area of the triangle is 48 square units, what is the

total area of sections 1 and 2?

square units

) Intro

Answer 1

48 square. Units

Explanation:

Given that :

Triangle and rectangle have the same base, b and height, h

AREA of triangle = 0.5 * base * height

48 = 0.5 bh

bh = 0.5 * 48

bh = 96

Total area of section 1 & 2 :

bh = area of triangle + x

X = bh - area of triangle

X = 96 - 48

Area of se tion 1&2 = 48