Question

I need help trying to figure out what the area of the shape is.

Answer 1

Answer:

90 square yards

Explanation:

The area of a right triangle is given by

$\text{Area}=\frac{1}{2}\text{base}\times height$

Now, in our case

base = 15 yd

height = 12 yd

therefore, the area is

$\text{Area}=\frac{1}{2}15\times12$$\text{Area}=\frac{180}{2}$$\boxed{\text{Area}=90.}$

Hence, the area of the triangle is 90 square yards.