What is the area of a triangle with a base of 16 (meters) and an altitude of 12 (meters)?
Area = m2???????
2007-03-28 10:53:42 · 5 answers · asked by tuborg312000 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
How to find the area of a triangle:
The area of a triangle can be found by multiplying the base times the one-half the altitude.
2007-03-28 11:12:06 · answer #1 · answered by dales girl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The formula for solving the area of a triangle is always 1/2*BASE*HEIGHT (where * means multiplied by). So for your problem, fill in the blanks as follows:
1/2*16 meters*12 meters
= 8 meters *12 meters
= 96 square meters
2007-03-28 18:07:39 · answer #2 · answered by jillljfeb 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Area= 1/2(base)(height)
so...
a=(1/2)(16)(12)
a=96 meters.
2007-03-28 17:59:08 · answer #3 · answered by hadouken 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i remember it as
area of triangle equals half times base times height
a = 1/2 * b * h
2007-03-28 18:07:44 · answer #4 · answered by serrsly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A=1/2Bh
1/3X16X12
96 m2
2007-03-28 17:58:29 · answer #5 · answered by Cavs in '09 ♥ Hurry Back BEN 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋