Question

How do you calculate the area of each tringle:

hight 3cm
base 9cm

base 8cm
hight 5cm

base 3.5cm
hight 9.8cm

Answer 1

The formula for area of a triangle is 1/2bh or one half base times height.

Explanation:

First, multiply both numbers.

Then divide the product by 2. (This is the same as multiplying by 1/2)

And there you go, just make sure to label cm².