Question

A right triangle has a height of 18 inches and a base of 12 inches find the area of the triangle in square inches find the area of the triangle in square inches

Answer 1

Answer: 108 square inches

Step-by-step explanation:

The formula for any square is base*height/2. The formual to find the area of a square is base*height. If you draw out a square and cut it in half diagonaly, you get a right triangle. That is why you divide it by 2. (sorry if the explanation was clunky/ hard to understand)

1. You would multiply 18*12 which equals 216.

2. Divide 216 by 2. 216/2= 108.

The answer is 108. Hope this helped you:)