Area of Triangles

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:

(A) A

(B) B

(C) C

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:

(A) A

(B) B

(C) C

4. Match the base to the corresponding height.