Question

A triangle has a base of 11 inches and a height of 8 inches.

What is the area of the triangle?

A.
44 square inches

B.
64 square inches

C.
121 square inches

D.
88 square inches

Answer 1

Formula of the Area of a triangle
=
`(1)/(2)` × base × height
=
`(1)/(2)` × 11 × 8
=44 in²

Answer is A. 44 square inches

Answer 2

A) 44 square inches

the area of a triangle is 1/2 times base times height. Therefore, because the base is 8 and the height is 11, the equation is 1/2 times 8 times 11, which is 1/2 of 88, or 44.

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