Question

what is the formula that you use bxh for?

Answer 1

The Area of a triangle if i got the context right.

Answer 2

the area of a triangle is bxh/2

Answer 3

area of a triangle is (1/2)bh.

Answer 4

b x h is a rectangle area?

Answer 5

i thought that lxw was rectangle area

Answer 6

oh right lolol, well a quadrilateral then.

Answer 7

whats a quadrilateral

Answer 8

i honestly have no idea

Answer 9

parellelogram!

Answer 10

are you positive or are you guessing because i need to know this for sure

Answer 11

yes... it can be both..

Answer 12

both?? both of what parallelogram and a rectangle

Answer 13

A parallelogram is 2 triangles.

Answer 14

its a parallelogram

Answer 15

So can a rectangle.

Answer 16

ok but can you bxh for a rectangle

Answer 17

And you already know the area of a triangle. Just multiply by 2.

Answer 18

or just a parallelogram

Answer 19

its bxh for a parallelogram because its made up of 2 right triangles and a rectangle so when you multiply by b x h the half triangles are filled to be one... so its basically a big rectangle

Answer 20

umm so can you use both lxw and bxh to calculate the area of a rectangle

Answer 21

so is this true, can u

Answer 22

L x W is for a rectangle and B x H is for a parallelogram which has slanted sides unlike a rectangle.. so there is a difference..

Answer 23

Draw a parallelogram and draw a line from one corner to the other to convince yourself that it is actually two triangles. Same with a rectangle.

Answer 24

ok now i get it