Area of Triangles An area of a triangle is the amount of space inside the triangle. It is calculated by finding the product of the base and height of the tr...
Area of Triangles
An area of a triangle is the amount of space inside the triangle. It is calculated by finding the product of the base and height of the triangle. The area of a triangle is always positive.
Formula:
A = (1/2) * b * h
Where:
A is the area of the triangle
b is the length of the base of the triangle
h is the length of the height of the triangle
Examples:
The area of a triangle with a base of 5 cm and a height of 3 cm is 7.5 cm².
The area of a triangle with a base of 10 cm and a height of 8 cm is 80 cm².
The area of a triangle with a base of 15 cm and a height of 10 cm is 300 cm².
Properties of Area:
The area of a triangle is always greater than or equal to the area of any of its congruent triangles.
The area of a triangle is independent of the position of the triangle in the coordinate plane.
The area of a triangle is equal to the area of its corresponding trapezoid