Question

Compose the triangle into a parallelogram. Use this composition to find the area of the triangle.
22 cm
15 cm
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Part 1
Which figure below shows the triangle composed into a​ parallelogram?
A.
22 cm
15 cm
B.
22 cm
15 cm
22 cm
Your answer is correct.C.
22 cm
15 cm
Part 2
The area of the triangle is
  
enter your response here cmsquared.
Which figure below shows the triangle composed into a parallelogram?The area of the triangle iscm.Which figure below shows the triangle composed into a parallelogram?The area of the triangle iscm.Which figure below shows the triangle composed into a parallelogram?The area of the triangle iscm.

Answer 1

The correct composition is figure B. Putting a congruent copy of the triangle beside it makes a parallelogram with base 22 cm and height 15 cm.

Parallelogram area = base × height = 22 × 15 = 330 cm², so the triangle’s area = half of that = 330/2 = 165 cm².