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Area of a Triangle Worksheet

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The base and the Height of a Triangle. The height extends from the vertex to the opposite side and is perpendicular to that side.

As the pictures below show, the height can be exterior to the triangle.

Model Problem 1 (answer explained on next page)

What is the area of the triangle on the right?

Model Problem 1 ANSWER What is the area of the triangle on the right?

Area =

1 1 (base)(height ) (25)(18) = 225 2 2

Model problem 2 (answer on next page) What is the area of a triangle that has a base of 8 and a height of 3?

Model Problem 2 ANSWER What is the area of a triangle that has a base of 6 and a height of 3? Area =

1 1 (base)(height ) (8)(3) = 12 in 2 2 2

Model problem 3

(answer on next page)

What is the height of a triangle with an area of 40in2 and a base of 10 in?

Model problem 3

ANSWER

What is the height of a triangle with an area of 40in2 and a base of 10 in?

1 Area (base)(height ) 2 1 40 (10)(height ) 2 40 5(height ) 40 5(height ) 5 8 height

Practice problems on next page

Practice Problems Part A) 1) What is the area of a triangle that has a base of 4 and a height of 10?

2) What is the area of a triangle that has a base of 12' and a height of 4'?

3) What is the area of a triangle that has a base of 18' and a height of 9'?

Part B) 4) The area of a triangle is 22 in2 and its base is 2, what is the length of its height?

5) A triangle has a height of 6 in and its area is 30 in2 , what is the length of its base?

6) A triangle has a height of 12 in and its area is 96 in2 , what is the length of its base?

Think Pair Share A rectangle has a length of 10 and a width of 2, while a triangle has a base of 16 and a height of 6. Which shape has greater area? Show work to justify your answer.

Answers Part A) 1) What is the area of a triangle that has a base of 4 and a height of 10? 1 1 Area = base height = 4 10 20 in 2 2 2 2) What is the area of a triangle that has a base of 12' and a height of 4'? 1 1 Area = base height = 12 4 24 in 2 2 2 3) What is the area of a triangle that has a height of 18' and a base of 9'? 1 1 Area = base height = 9 18 81 in 2 2 2

Part B) 4) The area of a triangle is 22 in2 and its base is 2, what is the length of its height? Area =
22

1 base height 2

1 2 h 2 22 h

5) A triangle has a height of 6 in and its area is 30 in2 , what is the length of its base? 1 Area = base height 2 1 30 b 6 2 30 3b 30 3b 3
10 in b

6) A triangle has a height of 12 in and its area is 96 in2 , what is the length of its base? 1 Area = base height 2

1 b 12 2 96 6b 96 96 6b 6

16 b

Think Pair Share A rectangle has a length of 10 and a width of 2, while a triangle has a base of 16 and a height of 6. Which shape has greater area? Show work to justify your answer. Rectangle area = (length)(width) = 20 Triangle's area =

1 1 base height = 16 (6) 24 2 2

As you can see, the area of the triangle ,24, is greater than the rectangle's area of 20.

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