Question

What is the area of Triangle PQR on the grid?

A triangle PQR is shown on a grid. The vertex P is on ordered pair 7 and 6, vertex Q is on ordered pair 1 and 6, and the vertex R is on ordered pair 4 and 2.

5 square units
6 square units
10 square units
12 square units

Answer 1

12

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer: D) 12 square units

Step-by-step explanation:

The base is QP = 6 units long.

The height is always perpendicular to the base, and the height is 4 units.

area = 0.5*base*height

area = 0.5*6*4

area = 3*4

area = 12 square units