Question

The area of a triangle varies jointly with the height of the triangle and the length of its base. The area of one triangle is 200 square centimeters when its height

is 25 centimeters and its base length is 16 centimeters. What is the area of a triangle having a height of 20 centimeters and a base length of 15 centimeters?
0600 square centimeters
O 300 square centimeters
O 150 square centimeters
160 square centimeters

Answer 1

150 square centimeters

Explanation:

Area of a triangle:

The area of a triangle is the multiplication of 0.5, the base length and the height length.

What is the area of a triangle having a height of 20 centimeters and a base length of 15 centimeters?

`A = 0.5*20*15 = 10*15 = 150`

The area of the triangle is 150 square centimeters.