Question

how do I find the area of a triangle? do I just multiply the numbers?

Answer 1

Area = (1/2) (base)(height) = 1/2(leg)(leg)

Answer 2

Triangle Area = ½ × b × h

Answer 3

Poor diagram...can you draw a right triangle and label whatever needs to be labeled more clear?

Answer 4

or just post a quick screenshot

Answer 5

that's all it is and it says find the area

Answer 6

Hard to understand what is being labeled. I also dont clearly see the right angle.

Answer 7

We need the right angle shown so that we can know which sides are the legs.

Answer 8

post a quick screenshot, do you know how to take a screenshot ?

Answer 9

In THAT diagram, the height is 8 and base is 6, so use the formula and substitute.

Answer 10

Area = 1/2 x base x height