Triangle Area Calculation: Finding Area with Height 7 and Base 8.5

Calculate the area of the triangle below, if possible.

8.58.58.5777

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00:00 If possible, calculate the area of the triangle
00:03 The line drawn is not the height, therefore the area cannot be calculated
00:07 This is the solution

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Calculate the area of the triangle below, if possible.

8.58.58.5777

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Step-by-step solution

The formula to calculate the area of a triangle is:

(side * height corresponding to the side) / 2

Note that in the triangle provided to us, we have the length of the side but not the height.

That is, we do not have enough data to perform the calculation.

3

Final Answer

Cannot be calculated

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Angle A is equal to 30°.
Angle B is equal to 60°.
Angle C is equal to 90°.

Can these angles form a triangle?

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