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If it is a right triangle, you can use the Pythagorean theorem to find the height since it will be
on of the sides.
If it is an equilateral triangle, you can break it up into two right triangles and use the part above.
If it is an oblique triangle, you use the angles and some trigonometry to find it.
Since the area is 1/2 b x h, if you are given the area, you can solve for the height.
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Find the area of an equilateral triangle with side 10?
Finding the perpendicular height of the triangle by using Pythagoras works out at about 8.660254038. 1/2*base*perpendicular height or altitude = area 1/2*10*8.660254038 = 43.30127019 square units
Write an algorithm to calculate the area of a triangle?
Area of any triangle: 0.5*base*perpendicular height
How do you calculate the area of a pyramid?
Base times Height divided by three. The base is perpendicular to the height, which ends at the highest point of the pyramid. To find the area of the base, one simply uses 2-dimensional geometry. Triangle: Base of triangle times height of triangle over 2 Any regular polygon: Apothem (perpendicular distance from orthocenter to a side) times perimeter divided by 2.
How do you calculate the area of an equilateral triangle?
Area = 1/2*base*perpendicular height.
How do you get te area of a scalene?
Area of a scalene triangle: 0.5*base*perpendicular height
