Question

What is the area of the triangle?

8 feet height
12 base
10 ft
48 ft
96ft
none of these

Answer 1

48ft²

Explanation:

Hello!

Recall the formula for the area of a triangle:
`\frac12(base * height)`

Given the base, 12, and height, 8, solve for the area:

• 
  `\frac12(base * height)`
• 
  `\frac12(12 * 8)`
• 
  `\frac12(96)`
• 
  `48`

The units are ft², the answer is 48ft²