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A triangle is within a rectangle. how to find the ratio of the area of triangle to the rectangle?
Sounds like the triangle is spread out so that (the point is at the top of the rectangle) and (the base of the triangle is the same as the base of the rectangle).Base of rectangle = base of triangleHeight of rectangle = height of triangleWrite the formulas:Area of the rectangle = (base) times (height)Area of triangle = (one half of) (base) times (height)Can you see the ratio now ?
How is the triangle formula derived from the area of rectangles?
The area of a triangle is expressed using the formula A=(1/2)(bh) Where A is area Where B is length of the base of the triangle. Where H is the height of the triangle. The area of a rectangle is A=BH, Where B is the length of the base of the rectangle. Where H is the height of the rectangle. Because a triangle, essentially, is a half of a rectangle, you find the area of the whole rectangle that the triangle comes from, then divide that in half.
How do you find the area of a rectangle and any triangle?
Rectangle: length x width triangle: (base x height)/2
How do you find the area of the shaded part of a rectangle that is 12 inches by 9 inches that has a lopsided triangle non shaded in the center?
You either need to find the area of the triangle and subtract it from that of the rectangle OR you find the areas of the bits of the rectangle that are outside the triangle and add them together. Without more details of the triangle, it is not possible to give a more detailed answer.
How could you use the formula for area of a rectangle to find the formula for the area of a triangle?
A traingle covers half the area of a rectangle with the same base and [perpendicular] height.
