Question

Stevie is moving up to the attic and wants to paint a wall white. The wall is a triangle with a base of 20 feet and a height of 21 feet. What is the area of the wall?

Answer 1

Area = L x H .

Answer - 420 ft

Answer 2

Explanation:

Remark

Use the formula for the Area of a Triangle to find the number of square feet the paint will have to cover.

Formula

Area = 1/2 base * height

Givens

b = 20 feet

h = 21 feet

Solution

Area = 1/2 * 20 * 21

Area = 1/2 * 420

Area = 210 square feet