Question

Mark

The three vertices of a triangle are (2, 1), (6, 1), and (3,6).
What is the area of the triangle?

Answer 1

The base of the triangle is 6 - 2 = 4 units
The height is 6 - 1 = 5 units
Area = 1/2 x 4 x 5 = 10 square units