A triangle has a base of 13 meters and a height of 6 meters.

What is the area of the triangle?

A.
39 square meters

B.
169 square meters

C.
156 square meters

D.
78 square meters

Question

A triangle has a base of 13 meters and a height of 6 meters.
 
What is the area of the triangle?
 
 A.
39 square meters
 
 B.
169 square meters
 
 C.
156 square meters
 
 D.
78 square meters

anonymous · Answer

$$\frac{ 1 }{ 2 }*base*height$$

anonymous · Answer

So $$\frac{ 1 }{ 2 }*13*6=answer$$

sammixboo · Answer

Right and when multiplying something by 1/2 you just take the number  and half it, so 1/2*6 = 3 and 1/2*5 = 2.5 |dw:1431105859489:dw|