Question

An illustration shows a triangle with a base of 20 inches and a perpendicular height of 6 inches. The height is a dashed line from the top vertex to the base, splitting the triangle in half, thus forming two triangles. A right angle symbol is shown where the dashed line meets the base, on the right side.
What is the area of the triangle shown?

Answer 1

To find the area of the triangle, we can use the formula for the area of a triangle:

Area = 1/2 * base * height

Plugging in the values we have:

Area = 1/2 * 20 inches * 6 inches
Area = 1/2 * 120 square inches
Area = 60 square inches

Therefore, the area of the triangle shown is 60 square inches.