Question

Find the area of the triangle below. I have a picture of the problem

Answer 1

The height of the triangle is 8 feet, and the base is 12 feet.

Using the area formula, we have

$A=\frac{b\cdot h}{2}=\frac{12\cdot8}{2}=48ft^2_{}$

Hence, the area is 48 square feet.