Finding Areas of Triangles and Quadrilaterals
Grade 8•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. 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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