Answer:

Explanation:
The area is the amount of space inside the shape. The area of a triangle is half the product of the base and height.

The base of the triangle is 18 inches and the height is 2 inches.
Substitute the values into the formula.

Multiply the numbers in parentheses.

Multiply by 1/2 or divide by 2.

The area of the triangle is 18 square inches.