Question

The points (0, 1), (7, 1), and (2, -3) represent the vertices of a triangle. What is the area, in square units, of the triangle?

Answer 1

Answer:

14 $u^2$

Step-by-step explanation:

The attached image shows the diagram of the triangle drawn on the Cartesian plane.

We can see that it has the following measures:

base: $b=7u$

height: $h=4u$

the area of a triangle is given by the formula:

$A=\frac{b*h}{2}$

substituting the values:

$A=\frac{(7u)(4u)}{2}\\ \\A=\frac{28u^2}{2} \\\\A=14u^2$

the area, in square units, of the triangle is 14