Understanding the Area of Triangles

What is the formula to calculate the area of a parallelogram?

• Base + Height

• Base / Height

• Base x Height

• 1/2 x Base x Height

How many triangles can be formed by drawing a diagonal inside a parallelogram?

• 1

• 2

• 4

• 3

What is the area of a triangle inside a parallelogram with an area of 18?

• 18

• 36

• 9

• 4.5

How is the area of a triangle calculated?

• 1/2 x Base x Height

• Base x Height

• Base + Height

• Base / Height

In a triangle, what do we typically call the bottom side?

• Vertex

• Base

• Height

• Diagonal

What is the height in a triangle?

• The perimeter of the triangle

• The base of the triangle

• The distance to the opposite vertex at a right angle

• The longest side

In a non-right triangle, how do we determine the base for calculating the area?

• The side opposite the right angle

• The shortest side must be the base

• The longest side must be the base

• Any side can be the base

What is the area of a triangle with a base of 11 inches and height of 4 inches?

• 44 inches squared

• 22 inches squared

• 8 inches squared

• 15 inches squared

How do we calculate the area of a triangle with base 8.93 and height 1.65?

• 14.72

• 7.36

• 9.36

• 4.68

What is the correct unit for expressing the area of a triangle?

• Units

• Cubic units

• Square units

• Linear units