Question

A triangle is shown in the image.

What is the area of the triangle represented?


A: 204 in2

B: 216 in2

C: 408 in2

D: 432 in2

Answer 1

Answer: 216

Step-by-step explanation: I got it right sorry for the late comment

Answer 2

B. 216 in²

Explanation:

You want to know the area of a triangle with a base of 36 inches and a height of 12 inches.

Area formula

The area of a triangle is given by ...

A = 1/2bh

where b is the base of the triangle (one side), and h is the height to the opposite vertex, measured perpendicular to the base.

Application

The figure shows a base of 36 inches and a height of 12 inches. Using these values in the formula, we have ...

A = 1/2(36 in)(12 in) = 216 in²

The area of the triangle is 216 in².