Question

How do you find the area of a triangle with a base of 3 5/8 in. and a height of 2 1/2 in?

Answer 1

`"area "=4 17/32" in"^2`

Explanation:

`"the area (A) of a triangle is found using the formula"`

`•color(white)(x)A=1/2xx"base"xx"height"`

`"here base "=3 5/8=29/8" and height "=2 1/2=5/2`

`A=1/2xx29/8xx5/2=145/32=4 17/32" in"^2`