Area of Triangles and Trapezoid

The amount of space inside a closed two-dimensional figure. It is measured in square units.

• Volume

• Area

• Length

• Feet

The formula for finding the area of a triangle

• lw

• bh

• h(b1 +b2)/2

• bh/2

The formula for finding the area of a Trapezoid

• bh/2

• h(B1 + B2)/2

• h(B1 x B2)/2

• bh

The sail on Mike's sailboat is shaped like a triangle with a base of 12 meters and a height of 20 meters. What is the area of the sail?

• 100 square meters

• 120 square meters

• 200 square meters

• 240 square meters

Find the area of a triangle with a base of 8 m and a height of 6 m.

• 3 cm

• 5 cm

• 7 cm

• 9 cm

• 10 cm

• 20 cm

• 30 cm

• 40 cm

What is the area of a trapezoid with bases of 8 m and 12 m, and a height of 5 m?

• 4 cm

• 8 cm

• 12 cm

• 16 cm

• 4 cm

• 5 cm

• 10 cm

• 8 cm