Question

What is the area of a triangle that has a height of 10 feet and a base length of 8 feet?

Answer 1

Area of a triangle is (height * base) / 2
A = (h *b)/2
h = 10
b = 8

A = (10 * 8) / 2
A = 80/2
A = 40 ft^2 <==

Answer 2

The area of a triangle is represented by A=(hb)/2.

Now plug in 8 for base and 10 for height and you get A=[(10)(8)]/2

Combine like terms for (80)/2.

Divide by 2.

Your answer is 40 feet^2

Hope this helps :-)