Question

Find the area of a triangle with base of 10 inches and altitude to the base of 16 inches. 80 in² 135 in² 160 in²

Answer 1

10 × 16 = 160
160 / 2 = 80

Your answer would be 80in²

Hope that helps!

Answer 2

Answer:

Option 1st is correct

area of a triangle is, 80 in²

Step-by-step explanation:

Area of triangle(A) is given by:

$A = \frac{1}{2} b \cdot h$

where,

b is the base

h is the height or altitude of the triangle respectively.

As per the statement:

Base of a triangle(b) = 10 inches and

Height = altitude(h) = 16 inches

Substitute these in [1] we get:

$A = \frac{1}{2}(10) \cdot 16$

⇒$A = 5 \cdot 16 = 80$in²

Therefore, the area of a triangle is, 80 in²