Question

What is the area of this triangle? base = 5 mm Height = 6mm

Answer 1

The area is 15 mm squared

1/2 times 5 times 6
The formula is 1/2 times base times height or base times height/2

Answer 2

Area of a triangle can be found using the equation base x height / 2 

(5)(6)/2 = 30/2 = 15

The area of the triangle is 15mm