Question

Find the area of the following geometric figure

Answer 1

The area of the triangle is 90 m²

Explanation:

Given that the base of the triangle is 15 m

The altitude of the triangle is 12 m

Area of the triangle:

The area of the triangle can be determined using the formula,

$Area=\frac{1}{2}bh$

where b is the base and h is the altitude

Thus, we have,

$b=15$ and $h=12$

Substituting the values in the above formula, we get,

$Area=\frac{1}{2}(15)(12)$

Multiplying the terms, we get,

$Area=\frac{180}{2}$

Dividing, we get,

$Area=90 \ m^2$

Therefore, the area of the triangle is 90 m²