Area of Triangles

Area of Triangles

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To find the area of a triangle

• use this formula: b x h divided by 2

• or 0.5 x b x h

• so you need to take the two numbers and multiply them, then divide by 2 (or multiply by 0.5 - its the same thing)

Remember to use the formula and that 1/2 is the same as 0.5

Multiple Choice

Find the area of the triangle

• 60 feet

• 60 feet squared

• 120 feet squared

• 11 feet squared

Multiple Choice

Find the area of the triangle

• 14 meters

• 5.5 meters squared

• 14 meters squared

• 3 meters

Multiple Choice

Find the area of the triangle

• 10 meters squared

• 200 meters squared

• 15 meters squared

• 50 meters squared

Multiple Choice

Find the area

• 24 yards squared

• 36 yards squared

• 12 yards squared

• 36 yards

Multiple Choice

Find the area

• 8 inches squared

• 32 inches squared

• 16 inches squared

• 32 meters

Drag and Drop

The area of a triangle is equal to ​

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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

1/2

base

height

1/3

length

width

perimeter

radius