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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Need help, not answers, Will fan and give medal A triangle has a base of 9 inches and a height of 4 inches. What is the area of the triangle? A. 18 square inches B. 13 square inches C. 15 square inches D. 36 square inches I think it's A, But I want to be sure

OpenStudy (anonymous):

AreOfTriangle=HeightBase/2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

what's the area of the rectangle?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

32?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

4*9 = ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

32

OpenStudy (anonymous):

nope, try again please

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Oh 36!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

|dw:1406057174621:dw| yep! k, now i'm going to split the rectangle into 2 equal parts...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

does where i draw the line change the area of the rectangle?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no

OpenStudy (anonymous):

|dw:1406057312328:dw| good.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

now i make 2 small triangle which, taken together, compose the triangle i want the area of...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

|dw:1406057397168:dw| it has a base of 9 and a height of 4.

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