Triangulating the area

A triangular area requires just three sides of fencing. The area of a triangle is found using one of two formulas, depending on whether you have a perpendicular measure from one of the sides to the opposite vertex or just the measures IEh of the sides. 

Part IV Taking the Shape of Geometric Word Problems 

Find the area of the right triangle using the two perpendicular sides as the base and height. The area is A = tj(18)(24) = 216 square feet. To find the area of the 

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