Question
A right triangle has a height of 24 inches and a base of 6 inches.Find the area of the triangle in square inches.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To find the area of a triangle, you can use the formula:
\[
\text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \times \text{base} \times \text{height}
\]
In your case, the base of the triangle is 6 inches and the height is 24 inches. Plugging in these values:
\[
\text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \times 6 \times 24
\]
Calculating further:
\[
\text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \times 144
\]
\[
\text{Area} = 72 \text{ square inches}
\]
Therefore, the area of the triangle is \( 72 \) square inches.
\[
\text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \times \text{base} \times \text{height}
\]
In your case, the base of the triangle is 6 inches and the height is 24 inches. Plugging in these values:
\[
\text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \times 6 \times 24
\]
Calculating further:
\[
\text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \times 144
\]
\[
\text{Area} = 72 \text{ square inches}
\]
Therefore, the area of the triangle is \( 72 \) square inches.