Question

Which equation can be used to calculate the area of the shaded triangle in the figure below?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Answer:

fraction 1 over 2 (18 × 4) = 36

$\because$Area of standard triangle

$= \frac{1}{2} \times base\times height.$

Where,

Base of triangle = lenght of rectangle = 18 feet

&

Height of triangle = width of rectangle = 4 feet