Question

Find the area of AABC in each of the following drawings. a. b. 2 cm 12 cm B 14 cm B cm C a. The area of the triangle is (Type an integer or a decimal.) b. The area of the triangle is (Type an integer or a decimal.)

Answer 1

the area of a triangle is given by

Area * base * height

a] we have base 14 cm and height 12 cm , we get area as

$Area=\frac{1}{2}*14*12=\boldsymbol{84 \ cm^2}$

b] we have base 5 cm and height 2 cm , we get area as

$Area=\frac{1}{2}*5*2=\boldsymbol{5 \ cm^2}$