Question

The legs of a right triangle measure 4 and 6 inches. The area of the triangle is

Answer 1

If you let the side with length 4 be the base, then the side with length 6 is the height.
If you let the side with length 6 be the base, then the side with length 4 is the height.
That means that either way, you have the base and the height.

Answer 2

A = ½ * b * h

We let:

b = 4
h = 6

So..

A = ½ * 4 * 6
= 12 inches²

Answer 3

Do you know the formula of the area of a triangle?

Answer 4

\(\Large A_{triangle} = \dfrac{bh}{2} \)