Area of Triangles

What is the area of this triangle?

• 30 units²

• 35 units²

• 60 units²

• 70 units²

What is the height of this triangle?

• 4 units

• 48 units²

• 24 units²

• 5 units

In the formula for finding the area of a triangle, what does BH represent?

• Base times height

• Base divided by height

• Base plus height

• Base minus height

In the first example problem, what is the area of the triangle with a base of 5 inches and a height of 12 inches?

• 15 square inches

• 20 square inches

• 25 square inches

• 30 square inches

In the second example problem, what is the area of the triangle with a base of 14 meters and a height of 5 meters?

• 10 meters squared

• 20 meters squared

• 30 meters squared

• 35 meters squared

In the third example problem, what is the area of the triangle with a base of 9 feet and a height of 3 feet?

• 9 square feet

• 10 square feet

• 12 square feet

• 13.5 square feet

In the fourth example problem, what is the area of the triangle with a base of 5 yards and a height of 6 yards?

• 10 square yards

• 12 square yards

• 15 square yards

• 18 square yards

What is the reason for dividing the base times height by 2 in the formula for finding the area of a triangle?

• To find the perimeter of the triangle

• To find the volume of the triangle

• To find the area of a rectangle

• To account for the triangle being half of a rectangle

What is the area of a triangle with a base of 6 centimeters and a height of 8 centimeters?

• 12 square centimeters

• 24 square centimeters

• 30 square centimeters

• 48 square centimeters

What is the unit of measure used for the area of a triangle in the examples?

• Inches

• Meters

• Feet

• Yards