What is the area of the triangle, given each square on the grid represents 1 unit2?
A
12 sq. units
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B
16 sq. units
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C
20 sq. units
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D
24 sq. units
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Solution
The correct option is B16 sq. units
From the figure, we can see that:
Base has a length of 8 units,
Height has a lenght of =4 units.
Using the formula for the area of a triangle, i.e. Area=12×base×height Area=12×8×4=16sq. units