Question

What is the area of the base?

Answer 1

Answer:

24 in²

Step-by-step explanation:

Hello there!

the figure shown is a triangular prism

The base is the triangle

So we need to find the area of the triangle using this formula

$A=\frac{bh}{2}$

where b = base and h = height

The base (triangle) has a base length of 8 inches and a height of 6 inches

Having found the information we needed, we plug it into the formula

So

$A=\frac{6*8}{2} \\6*8=48\\\frac{48}{2} =24\\A=24in^2$

So the area of the base is 24 in²