SOLUTION: Find the area of a triangle with base 5cm and perpendicular height of 5cm.

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Question 315523: Find the area of a triangle with base 5cm and perpendicular height of 5cm.
Answer by moshiz08(60) About Me  (Show Source):
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The area of a rectangle is Base x Height.
A triangle is the shape formed by taking half of a rectangle, so its area is 1/2 x Base x Height.
+A+=+%281%2F2%29+%2A+B+%2A+H+
B = 5
H = 5
+A+=+%281%2F2%29+%2A+5+%2A+5
+A+=+%281%2F2%29+%2A+25+
+A+=+12.5+