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When calculating the area of a triangle the equation is
A = (1/2)bh
That is the base(b) is multiplied to the perpendicular height(h), and then multiplied by '1/2' or '0.5'.
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What isThe area of a triangle 4 by 7?
The area of a triangle is (1/2) base times height; the height must be perpendicular to the base.The area of a triangle is (1/2) base times height; the height must be perpendicular to the base.The area of a triangle is (1/2) base times height; the height must be perpendicular to the base.The area of a triangle is (1/2) base times height; the height must be perpendicular to the base.
What is the formula to calculate the area of a triangle?
Area = 1/2*base*perpendicular height
When you use a formula to calculate the area of a triangle does it matter which base - height pair you use.?
The side you use as the base does not matter. What does matter is that the height is the perpendicular distance between this side and the other vertex. If there is a right angle in the triangle, then use the two sides next to it as the base and height. Otherwise a bit of trigonometry will be required to work out the height of the triangle if it is not given.
What is the area of a 3 by 4 by 5 cm triangle?
The answer is 6. The formula is 1/2 of base times perpendicular height. In the case of a 3:4:5 triangle, there is a right angle between the two shorter sides so they are inherently perpendicluar to each other. So you can either say the base is 3 and the perpendicular height is 4 or the base is 4 and the perpendicular is 3 - either way 1/2 x 3 x 4 = 6. Brian DOWNIE The answer is 6. The formula is 1/2 of base times perpendicular height. In the case of a 3:4:5 triangle, there is a right angle between the two shorter sides so they are inherently perpendicluar to each other. So you can either say the base is 3 and the perpendicular height is 4 or the base is 4 and the perpendicular is 3 - either way 1/2 x 3 x 4 = 6. Brian DOWNIE
Where is the altitude of a right triangle?
'altitude' or perpendicular. If on line is the base (horizontal) line, then the line that is a 90 degrees to it is the perpendicular/altitude.
