Question

The area of one triangle is 270 square centimeters when its height is 30 centimeters and its base length is 18 centimeters. What

is the area of a triangle having a height of 25 centimeters and a base length of 16 centimeters?

Answer 1

`200 cm^2`

Explanation:

A = (1/2)bh

A = (1/2)(18)(30)

A = 270 square cm

A = (1/2)(16)(25)

A = 200 square cm

Answer 2

200 square centimeters

Explanation:

The area of a triangle can be calculated using the formula:
`A = (1)/(2)bh` where b is the base and h is the height. So if the base is 16 cm and the height if 25 cm you simply plug the values into the equation to find the area

Plug Values In:

`A = (1)/(2)(16 cm)(25 cm)`

Multiply 16 cm and 25 cm:

`A = (1)/(2)(400 cm^2)`

Multiply by 0.5 (or technically divide by 2)

`A = 200 cm^2`