Area of a non-right triangle

Area of a triangle

This skill teaches how to calculate the area of any triangle by multiplying the base by the height and then dividing the result by 2.

Teaching Transcript

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Let's find the area of a non-right triangle with a base of 7 and a height of 8

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The area of any triangle is just it's base times its height, divided by 2

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Here, with a base of 7 and a height of 8, that's 56 divided by 2, or 28.

Area of a triangle

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