Finding Areas of Triangles and Quadrilaterals

Grade 845 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. If the base of a triangle is 8 cm and the height is 5 cm, what is the area of the triangle?

3. Explain why we divide by 2 when calculating the area of a triangle.

...and 6 more questions

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