SOLUTION: Here is my question: The height of a triangle is 4 2/3 The base of the triangle is 3/4 I need to find the area of the triangle. I have tried it, my mother has tried it, and my s

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Question 181101: Here is my question:
The height of a triangle is 4 2/3
The base of the triangle is 3/4
I need to find the area of the triangle. I have tried it, my mother has tried it, and my step-dad tried it.
Please help me.

Found 3 solutions by Alan3354, solver91311, ankor@dixie-net.com:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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The height of a triangle is 4 2/3
The base of the triangle is 3/4
I need to find the area of the triangle.
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Area = bh/2 (base x height)/2
A = (4 2/3)*(3/4)*(1/2)
A = (14/3)*(3/8) I multiplied 3/4 by 1/2 to do less typing
A = 42/24
A = 7/4 square units, or 1 3/4. 7/4 is clearer, and wouldn't be confused with 13/4, as 1 3/4 might. 1.75 would work, too.

Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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The area of a triangle is given by the formula where b is the measure of the base and h is the measure of the height.

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Just plug in the values and do the arithmetic:




John


Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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The height of a triangle is 4 2/3
The base of the triangle is 3/4
I need to find the area of the triangle.
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Area of a triangle A = 1%2F2b*h
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Change the height to an improper fraction: 4*3 + 2 = 14%2F3
:
A = 1%2F2 * 14%2F3 * 3%2F4
You can simplify, cancel the 2 into the 14 and you have:
A = 7%2F3 * 3%2F4 = 21%2F12 or 19%2F12 reduces to: 13%2F4