Find the area of the triangle below. Be sure to include the correct unit in your answer?

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Answer 1 · 2018-02-11T22:02:18

The area is #72 yd^2# (square yards). See explanation.

In the given triangle a base #24yd# and the corresponding height #6yd# is given, so to calculate the area we can use:

#A=1/2xxbxxh#

If we substitute thegiven numbers we get:

#A=1/2xx24xx6=12xx6=72#

The units of base and height are the same (yards), so the calculated area is in #yd^2# (square yards)

Answer: The area of the given triangle is #72# square yards.