What is the area of this triangle in the coordinate plane? 5 units² 6 units² 7 units² 12 units² A graph with a triangle drawn be
tween coordinates begin ordered pair 1 comma 1 end ordered pair begin ordered pair 1 comma 4 end ordered pair and coordinates begin ordered pair 5 comma 1 end ordered pair
1 answer:
Answer:
6 units²
Step-by-step explanation:
The coordinates (1,1) (1,4) (5,1) form a right triangle as shown in the graph below
The base is is (1,1) and (5,1) so the length is 5-1 or 4 units
The height is (1,1) and (1,4) so the height is 4-1 or 3 units
Area of a triangle is given by
A = 1/2 bh
= 1/2 (4*3)
= 1/2 *12
= 6 units^2
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