SOLUTION: Find the area of a triangle if b=5 ft., h=2 ft.

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Question 117855: Find the area of a triangle if b=5 ft., h=2 ft.
Answer by bucky(2189) About Me  (Show Source):
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The formula for the area of a triangle (A) is that the area equals one-half times the base of
the triangle (b) times the height of the triangle (h). In equation form this is:
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A+=+%281%2F2%29%2AB%2AH
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The problem tells you that the base b of the triangle equals 5 ft and the height h of the triangle
equals 2 feet. Substitute 5 for b and 2 for h in the area formula to get:
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A+=+%281%2F2%29%2A5+%2A2
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Do the multiplication and division on the right side to get:
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A+=+%281%2F2%29%2A5+%2A2+=+%285%2A2%29%2F2+=+10%2F2+=+5
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The area of this triangle is 5 square feet. (Don't forget to include the units in your answer
if units are given in the problem.) In this case the units given were feet, so the area is
in units of square feet.
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Hope this helps you to understand the problem and how to solve it.
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