Question

The base length of a triangle is 12 feet and the height is 6 feet. What is the area of the triangle?

CHOICES

10 square feet

12 square feet

18 square feet

36 square feet

Answer 1

The area of a triangle is calculated by 1/2bh

`(1)/(2)(6)(12)`=36 sq ft

Answer 2

The formula to find the area of a triangle is:


`\sf~A=(1)/(2)bh`

Plug in what we know:


`\sf~A=(1)/(2)(12)(6)`

Multiply:


`\sf~A=\boxed{\sf36}`