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What is the area of the triangle shown below

What is the area of the triangle shown below-example-1

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Given:

The triangle is a right angle triangle

Height of triangle = 3 m

Hypotenuse of triangle = 5 m

To find:

Area of triangle

Steps:

To find the area of a triangle we have multiply the base and height of triangle into 1/2, but the figure doesn't show the measurements of the base, so we have to use Pythagoras theorem to find the third side this triangle is a right angle triangle.

A² + B² = C²

3² + B² = 5²

9 + B² = 25

B² = 25 - 9

B² = 16

B = √16 = 4 m

Therefore the base length of the triangle is 4 m

Now we can find the area of the triangle

Area of triangle = (Base × Height)1/2

Area of triangle = (4 × 3)1/2

Area of triangle = 12 × 1/2

Area of triangle = 6 m²

Therefore the area of the triangle is B) 6 meters square

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User Trochee
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The area is 15 so u multiple wxh
User Guy Moreillon
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