Question

Find the area of the triangle below.Be sure to include the correct unit in your answer.5 ft12 ft13 ft

Answer 1

Recall that the area of a right triangle is one-half of the product of the length of the legs of the right triangle. Therefore:

$\begin{gathered} A=\frac{1}{2}(5ft\times12ft) \\ =\frac{1}{2}(60ft^2)=30ft^2\text{.} \end{gathered}$

Answer: The area of the given triangle is:

$30ft^2\text{.}$