5/8÷1/3=5/8×3/1
(multiply by reciprocal instead of dividing)
5/8×3/1=15/8=1.875
Answer:
<em>The area of the triangle DEF is 10.</em>
Step-by-step explanation:
<u>Area of a Triangle:</u>
A triangle of base B and height H (both must be perpendicular) has an area of:

The image below shows the triangle formed by the points DEF. It's important to notice the points E and F lie on the same horizontal line because they both have the same y-coordinate.
This fact simplifies the calculations since we can easily compute the length the of base as the difference of their x-coordinates:
B=3-(-2)=3+2=5
Being the base of a horizontal line, the height of the triangle can be calculated as the difference of y-coordinates of D and the height of that line.
H=2-(-2)=4
With these two values, we calculate the area:

The area of the triangle DEF is 10.
The easiest way is just to plug it in to your calculator. you find the square root button and plug the number in. for example if you plug in the square root of 289 you get 17