Question

What is the area of the shaded triangle?The area of the shaded triangle is in. 2

Answer 1

The area of the shaded triangle is equal to:

$A=\frac{1}{2}bh$

the base of the shaded triangle is 4 in and the height is 5 in, then:

$\begin{gathered} A=\frac{1}{2}(4)(5) \\ =\frac{1}{2}\cdot20 \\ =10 \end{gathered}$

Therefore the shaded area is 10 squared inches.