Question

20. Stevie is moving up to the attic and wants to paint a wall white. The wall is a triangle with a base of 17 feet and a height of 12 feet. What is the area of the wall? (1 point) • 204 ft2 • 58 ft2 • 102 ft2 • 51 ft2

Answer 1

17 Times 12 is 204, then divided by 2 is 102.

Answer 2

The meaning of the area is the measurement of a surface in this case a triangle, which can be find by using the formula $A= \frac{1}{2} bh$ where b represents the base and h represents the height. 

In this exercise is given that a triangles has a base of 17 feet and a height of 12 feet, and it is asked to find its area. In order to find the area of the triangle, you have to substitute the given measures into the previous mention formula.

$A= \frac{1}{2} bh$
$A= \frac{1}{2}(17 ft)(12 ft)$
$A= \frac{1}{2}(204 ft ^{2})$
$A=102 ft^{2}$

The area of the triangular wall is 102 square feet.