Question

Find the area of the triangle below.Be sure to include the correct unit in your answer.Side: 15 ydSide: 12 ydHeight: 5 yd

Answer 1

The area of a triangle is given by the formula:

$\frac{1}{2}(\text{base x altitude)}$

Altitude is the same as the height. The base, in this case, is the side that measures 15 yards, and the height (altitude) is 5 yards. Therefore, we have:

$A=\frac{1}{2}\cdot(15yardsx5yards)=37.5yards^2$

Thus, the area of the triangle is 37.5 square yards or 37.5 yards^2.

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