Completion requirements
You can think of any triangle as half of a parallelogram! This is why its area is half that of the parallelogram: half of height times base. Watch this lecture series and complete the interactive exercises to practice using the triangle area formula.
Practice
Find base and height on a triangle - Questions
1. A height is labeled on the triangle below.
Which line segment shows the base that corresponds to the given height of the triangle?
Choose 1 answer:
2. Match the base to the corresponding height.
3. A height is labeled on the triangle below.
Which line segment shows the base that corresponds to the given height of the triangle?
Choose 1 answer:
4. Match the base to the corresponding height.