Area of Triangles

Area of Triangles

How can you use the formula for the area of a rectangle to find the area of a triangle?

The diagonal of a rectangle divides it into two identical triangles.

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The area of one triangle must be half the area of a rectangle that has the same base and height.

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Multiple Choice

What is the area of this triangle?

• 49 square feet

• 600 square feet

• 100 square feet

• 300 square feet

Multiple Choice

What is the best estimate of the area of a triangle that has a base of 23.62 cm and a height of 8.33 cm?

• 200 square cm

• 160 square cm

• 100 square cm

• 50 square cm

Multiple Choice

What is the area of this triangle?

• 216 square cm

• 200 square cm

• 108 square cm

• 180 square cm

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What is the area of a triangle with b = 20 in and height = 3 in?

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Poll

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