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Because they derive the formula from the area of a square. A square is width x height (or base x height). If you cut the square into two equal triangles, you can get the area of only a single triangle by dividing by 2.
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What is the area of a triangle with a base of 14 cm and a height of 6 cm?
The equation is base times height all divided by two. So... 14 times 6 is 84 and 84 divided by 2 is 42, so... 42 is your answer.
How do you find a area of something?
It depends on what type of shape you are trying to find the area. If it is a rectangle, you do base times height. For triangles, you do base times height divided by two. For a circle, it is Pi*R^2.
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 height of a triangle with area 40 square inches and base 20 inches?
area of triangle: area equals base times height devided by two! a=bxh/2 a=40in b=20in THE ANSWER IS 4in as the height!
Volume of a triangle?
A triangle is a two-dimensional shape (flat), so it has area, but not volume. The area of a triangle is half the height times the base. Multiply the height times the length of the triangle's base, then divide by 2.
What is the formula of the area of a triangle?
Area equals 1/2 of the base times the height.
What is the formula of calculating the water?
Base times height divided by two EXAMPLE :: Area = base times height divided by 2 = 5cm times 2cm divided by 2 = 10 divided by 2 = 5 cm
What is the formula for calculating volume of water?
Base times height divided by two EXAMPLE :: Area = base times height divided by 2 = 5cm times 2cm divided by 2 = 10 divided by 2 = 5 cm
How do you solve a triangle?
Base times height divided by 2
How to get the area of a triangle?
base times height divided by 2
What the area trapezoid?
base times height then that divided by 2
Whats the formula for a triangle?
base times height divided by 2
What equation is used to find the area of a triangle?
0.5*base*height. AKA base times height divided by 2
What formula do you use to find the area of a triangle?
base times height. take that awnser and divide it by 2. bxh 2
Does base x length equal the area of a triangle?
base times height divided by 2
What is the simple formula for area of a triangle?
A= base times height divided by 2
How do you find the area of an obtuse triangle?
base times height divided by 2.
