Area of a Triangle

Front

How do you find the area of a triangle?

Back

Take half of the base times the height.

Front

What is the formula for the area of a triangle?

Back

A = 1/2 bh

Front

Find the area of a triangle with a base of 12 in and a height of 8 in.

Back

48 in²

Front

Find the area of a triangle with a base of 6 cm and a height of 4 cm.

Back

12 cm²

Front

Find the area of a triangle with a base of 10 m and a height of 6 m.

Back

30 m²

Front

What do you need to calculate the area of a triangle?

Back

You need the base and the height.

Front

If the base of a triangle is doubled, what happens to the area?

Back

The area also doubles.

Front

If the height of a triangle is halved, what happens to the area?

Back

The area is also halved.

Front

What is the base of a triangle?

Back

The bottom side of the triangle, which is used to calculate area.

Front

What is the height of a triangle?

Back

The perpendicular distance from the base to the opposite vertex.