Question

What is the area, in square inches, of the triangle? A =1/2bh

Answer 1

24 in^2

Explanation:

Plug known values into the equation for triangle area:
`A=(bh)/(2)` and solve.

Another way to think of this is to multiply the base value and height value together (which is how you get area of a rectangle) and divide by two because triangles are essentially rectangles cut in half.

Answer 2

Answer: 24 in.²

Step-by-step explanation: Since the base of the triangle has a length of 8 inches and the height of the triangle has a length of 6 inches, the area of the triangle is 1/2(8)(6) or 1/2(48) which is 24.

So the area of this triangle is 24 in².