Question

The base length of a triangle is 12 feet and the height is 6 feet. What is the area of the triangle?

Answer 1

Answer:

36 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

12x6÷2=36

Area of a triangle formula: Base x height divided by half

THIS ONLY APPLIES TO RIGHT TRIANGLES!

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Answer 2

Answer:

36 square feet

Step-by-step explanation:

The area of a triangle is half the area of a rectangle.

Formula;

Area =  1/2 bh

Where b is ta the base length and h is the perpendicular height to the base length.

Area = 1/2 × 12 ×6

      = 6 × 6

       = 36 feet²