Question

What is the number of square units in the area of the triangle is vertices are points A ( 2,0), B( 6,0) and C (8,5)

Answer 1

From points (2, 0) and (6, 0), you can get base = 6 - 2 = 4.

From point (8, 5), you get a height of length 5.

A = bh/2 = 4 * 5/2 = 10

Area = 10 square units