Question

Find the area A of a triangle with height 2 inches and base 8 inches.

Answer 1

Area of a triangle is

$\frac{1}{2}\times base\times height$

So the area of the triangle with height 2 inches and base 8 inches

$\begin{gathered} A=\frac{1}{2}\times2\times8 \\ A=8\text{square inches} \end{gathered}$