Calculating the Area of a Triangle
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Objective
I can find the area of a triangle using the formula A = ½ × base × height.
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Practice
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What is the formula used to calculate the area of a triangle? Please write it down.
If a triangle has a base of 8 inches and a height of 5 inches, what is its area? Show your calculations.
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Exit ticket
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“A triangle has a base of 9 inches and a height of 6 inches. What is the area of the triangle? Show your calculations. A triangular park has a base of 15 feet and a height of 8 feet. Calculate the area of the park. Show your work. ”
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