Area of Triangles Answers

9 verified answers
1
Free Preview

A triangular garden has an area of 9 square yards. Which figure could represent the garden?

A
A triangle has a base of 9 yards and height of 9 yards.
Option A
B
A triangle has a base of 6 yards and a height of 6 yards.
Option B
C
A triangle has a base of 3 yards and a height of 6 yards.
Option C
D
A triangle has a base of 3 yards and a height of 3 yards.
Option D
2
Free Preview

Jackie cut a piece of paper along its diagonal, as shown below, forming two triangles.How do the height and base length of the two triangles compare to the height and base length of the original piece of paper?

Question illustration
A
The two dimensions are the same in the triangles as they were in the rectangle.
B
The two heights are the same in the triangles as they were in the rectangle, but the bases of the triangles are half the length of the base of the rectangle.
C
The two bases of the triangles have the same length as the base of the rectangle, but the triangles have heights equal to half the height of the rectangle.
D
The two dimensions of the triangles are each half what they were in the rectangle.
3

What is the area of the shaded triangle?

Question illustration
A
72 mm2
B
96 mm2
C
120 mm2
D
150 mm2
5

What is the area of triangle DEF?

Question illustration
A
294 square centimeters
B
490 square centimeters
C
588 square centimeters
D
735 square centimeters
6

What is the area of the shaded triangle inside the square? Round your answer to the nearest square inch.

Question illustration
Answer not available
7

What expression represents the area of the triangle?

Question illustration
A
One-half times 10 times 24
Option A
B
One-half times 10 times 26
Option B
C
One-half times 24 times 26
Option C
D
One-half times 10 times 24 times 26
Option D
10

A boat has two sails in the shape of right triangles, labeled A and B in the figure below.The three sides of sail A are each half the length of the three sides of sail B. How do the areas of the two sails compare?

Question illustration
A
The area of sail A is the area of sail B.
Option A
B
The area of sail A is the area of sail B.
Option B
C
The area of sail A is the area of sail B.
Option C
D
The area of sail A is the area of sail B.
Option D

Did you find these answers helpful?