Area of Equilateral Triangle Practice Problems & Solutions

Due to the fact that AB is perpendicular to BC and forms a 90-degree angle,

it can be argued that AB is the height of the triangle.

Hence we can calculate the area as follows:

$\frac{AB\times BC}{2}=\frac{8\times6}{2}=\frac{48}{2}=24$

To find the area of the triangle, we will use the formula for the area of a triangle:

$\text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \times \text{base} \times \text{height}$

From the problem:

• The length of the base $BC$ is given as 7 units.
• The height from point $A$ perpendicular to the base $BC$ is given as 4.5 units.

Substitute the given values into the area formula:

$\text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \times 7 \times 4.5$

Calculate the expression step-by-step:

$\text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \times 31.5$

$\text{Area} = 15.75$

Therefore, the area of the triangle is $15.75$ square units. This corresponds to the given choice: $15.75$.

First, we will identify the data points we need to be able to find the area of the triangle.

the formula for the area of the triangle: height*opposite side / 2

Since it is a right triangle, we know that the straight sides are actually also the heights between each other, that is, the side that measures 5 and the side that measures 7.

We multiply the legs and divide by 2

$\frac{5\times7}{2}=\frac{35}{2}=17.5$

To calculate the area of the triangle, we will follow these steps:

• Identify the base, CB, as 6 units.
• Identify the height, AC, as 8 units.
• Apply the area formula for a triangle.

Now, let's work through these steps:

The triangle is a right triangle with base $CB = 6$ units and height $AC = 8$ units.

The area of a triangle is determined using the formula:

Substituting the known values, we have:

Perform the multiplication and division:

Therefore, the area of the triangle is $24$ square units.

To solve this problem, we begin by analyzing the given triangle in the diagram:

While the triangle graphic suggests some line segments labeled with the values "7.6" and "4", it does not confirm these as directly usable as pure base or height without additional proven inter-contextual relationships establishing perpendicularity or side/unit equivalences.

Without a clear base and perpendicular height value, we cannot apply the triangle's area formula $\text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \times \text{base} \times \text{height}$ effectively, nor do we have all side lengths for Heron's formula.

Therefore, due to insufficient information that specifically identifies necessary dimensions for area calculations such as clear height to a base or all sides' measures, the area of this triangle cannot be calculated.

The correct answer to the problem, based on insufficient explicit calculable details, is: It cannot be calculated.