Question

What is the area of the triangle in the rectangle?

Answer 1

A = bh/2
A = 6 . 3  / 2
A = 18/2
A = 9

Answer 2

The formula for area of a triangle =1/2b*h. use the given measurements to solve for base and height. i get base =11-5=6, and the height=6-3=3. Now plug in 1/2*6*3, and i get 9