Question

What is the area of the triangle shown below?

Answer 1

4.41

Explanation:

To find the area of a triangle you need the base length and the height of the triangle

I used the Pythagorean theorem to find the height

`h^(2) +2.1^(2)=3^(2)`

I used 2.1 because the height will split the base in half

h=2.1

Now that we have the height you plug that into the Area formula

`(1)/(2) bh`

`(1)/(2)`(4.2)(2.1)= 4.41