Question #52eb7

2 Answers
Dec 10, 2017

7.5 ft

Explanation:

We know that the area of a triangle is:

(base*height)/2

The problem tells us that the base is 3 feet, and the altitude( meaning height) is 5. now the plug the numbers into the formula.

(3*5)/2 = 7.5

Area = 7.5ft

Dec 10, 2017

"area "=7.5" square feet"

Explanation:

"the area of a triangle is "

• " area "=1/2bh

"where b is the base and h the altitude"

"here "b=3" and "h=5

rArr"area "=1/2xx3xx5=7.5" square feet"