Question

What is the area of a triangle with a height of 8 and a base of 8

Answer 1

Area of a triangle: 1/2(base * height)

You are given that the height is 8 units and the base is 8 units, so plug in 8 for the base and height in the formula and solve.

1/2(8 * 8) ⇒ 1/2(64)

1/2(64) = 32

The area of the triangle is 32 units².

Answer 2

The formula for working out the area of a right angled triangle is (base * height) / 2.

Therefore you just do:
(8 * 8) / 2 = 32.

Your final answer is 32 units squared :)