Finding the Area of a Triangle
- Author:
- A. Hurlburt
- Topic:
- Area
Today in class we talked about the areas of triangles. Now it is time to explore on your own! You will be finding the area of 2 triangles. The formula is provided if you need help.
What formula do we use to find the area of a triangle?
What is the height of Triangle 1?
What is the area of Triangle 1? (round to nearest whole number)
What is the base of Triangle 2?
What is the area of Triangle 2?
Is there anything you want to go over again? Example, a refresher on how to do base * height.