Question

David is spreading mulch on a triangular area of his

flower bed. The coordinates of the vertices of the area
are (1, 3), (9, 3), and (4, 6). What is the area of the
triangle if each square has an area of 3 square feet?

Answer 1

36 sq.ft

Explanation:

1. Plot the coordinates on the grid
2. connect the dots
3. make triangles into a rectangle and find area of it
4. area of triangle is length times width divide by 2, so divide area of rectangle by 2
5. multiply area by 3