Question

Find the area of each triangle
Base 5ft height 2 1/3 ft

Answer 1

A = 5
`(5)/(6)` ft²

Explanation:

the area (A) of a triangle is calculated as

A =
`(1)/(2)` bh ( b is the base and h the height ) , then

A =
`(1)/(2)` × 5 × 2
`(1)/(3)` ← convert to improper fraction

=
`(5)/(2)` ×
`(7)/(3)`

=
`(5(7))/(2(3))`

=
`(35)/(6)`

= 5
`(5)/(6)` ft²