because it is a square the base is the same dimension as the base, in other words the area is the side squared.
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area of a square is base times height area of a triangle is base times height divided by two!!
Area which is measured in square units.
base times height
You have the base or the height, so just square it. If base (or height) is 5, the area is 52 or 25.
(1/3)Bh, that is, 1/3 times the base area times the height, where the height must be perpendicular to the base.