document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=12399>Question 12399</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The fomula for area of triangle is the following: A=1/2ab\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Explain with drawings or diagrams why we use the fraction 1/2 in the formula. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #6345 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=6345\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I don't know how to do drawings on this site, but think about this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The area of a rectangle having the same length sides as your triangle would be:   \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A = L X W  Now, draw a diagonal of the rectangle and you will have bisected it into two congruent triangles.  The area of one of these triangles is exactly one-half the area of the rectangle, or: A = (1/2)(L X W} </SPAN>\n" );
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