Question

The base and height of a triangle are 12 m and 8 m respectively. Its area is

(a) 96 m²
(b) 48 m²
(c) $16\sqrt{3}$ m²
(d) $16\sqrt{2}$ m²

Answer 1

(b) 48 m²

Base = 12 m
Height = 8 m
Area of the triangle = $\left(\frac{1}{2}\times \mathrm{Base}\times \mathrm{Height}\right)$ sq. units
= $\left(\frac{1}{2}\times 12\times 8\right)$ m²
= 48 m²