Practice - Area of a Triangle
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Practice Questions
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What is the area of a triangle with a base of 6 units and a height of 4 units?
💡 Hint: Remember the basic area formula: (1/2) × base × height.
Calculate the area of a triangle with base = 8 units and height = 3 units.
💡 Hint: Plug the values into the area formula.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the formula for the area of a triangle when the base and height are known?
💡 Hint: Think about how the area of a rectangle is calculated.
True or False: Heron's formula can be used when we only know the lengths of the sides of the triangle.
💡 Hint: Recall the conditions for using Heron's formula.
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Challenge Problems
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A scalene triangle has sides of lengths 9, 12, and 17. Calculate its area using Heron's formula.
💡 Hint: Make sure to calculate s precisely before plugging into Heron’s formula.
Find the area of a triangle with sides of lengths 6, 10, and 12, using the Law of Cosines to find one angle first and then using the trigonometric formula.
💡 Hint: First calculate the angle before you apply the area formula.
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