Calculating the Area of a Triangle
Grade 5•45 minutes
Learning Objective
I can calculate the area of a triangle using the formula A = ½ × base × height.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 9 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. What is the formula for calculating the area of a triangle?
2. A triangle has a base of 6 cm and a height of 4 cm. What is its area?
3. Why do we divide by 2 when calculating the area of a triangle?
...and 6 more questions
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