Question

FLAGS What is the area of the triangle on the flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Answer 1

The area of a triangle is given by:

$A=\frac{1}{2}bh$

Where

A is the area

b is the base length

h is the height

We can clearly see that the height, h, is 17.

The base of the flag would be:

34 - (10 + 7)

= 34 - (17)

= 17

b = 17

Now, we can simply substitute and find out the answer:

$\begin{gathered} A=\frac{1}{2}bh \\ A=\frac{1}{2}(17)(17) \\ A=\frac{1}{2}(289) \\ A=144.5 \end{gathered}$Answer

144.5 square centimeters