Area of a triangle
You learn to work out the area of a triangle.
How to work it out
- Calculate base × perpendicular height.
- Divide by 2 because the triangle is half of that rectangle.
A triangle with base 6 cm and height 4 cm. What is the area?
- Use the formula: base times height divided by 2.
- 6 × 4 = 24.
- 24 ÷ 2 = 12.
- The area is 12 cm².
Another example
A triangle with base 10 m and height 5 m. What is the area?
- Work it out: 10 × 5 = 50.
- Divide by 2: 50 ÷ 2 = 25.
- The area is 25 m².