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Use a Perpendicular Triangle Height - Practice 1

A triangle has half the area of a rectangle with the same base and perpendicular height.

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A triangle has half the area of a rectangle with the same base and perpendicular height. A sloping side is not automatically the height.

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Base 8 cm and perpendicular height 5 cm give area (8 x 5) / 2 = 20 square cm.

Base 8 cm and perpendicular height 5 cm give area (8 x 5) / 2 = 20 square cm.
Worked model: Base 8 cm and perpendicular height 5 cm give area (8 x 5) / 2 = 20 square cm.
Question 1 A triangle has base 6 cm and perpendicular height 5 cm. What is its area in square cm?
Question 2 A triangle has base 8 cm and perpendicular height 5 cm. What is its area in square cm?
Question 3 A triangle has base 10 cm and perpendicular height 5 cm. What is its area in square cm?
Question 4 A triangle has base 12 cm and perpendicular height 5 cm. What is its area in square cm?
Question 5 A triangle has base 14 cm and perpendicular height 5 cm. What is its area in square cm?