10.3. Area and Perimeter of Triangles http://www.ck12.org
- Find the height of the triangle by using the geometric mean.
- Find the perimeter.
- Find the area.
Find the area of the following shape.
4.
- What is the height of a triangle with area 144m^2 and a base of 24 m?
For problems 6 and 7 find the height and area of the equilateral triangle with the given perimeter.
- Perimeter 18 units.
- Perimeter 30 units.
- Generalize your results from problems 6 and 7 into a formula to find the height and area of an equilateral
triangle with side lengthx.
Find the area of each triangle.
- Find the area of a triangle with a base of 10 in and a height of 12 in.
- Find the area of a triangle with a base of 5 in and a height of 3 in.
- An equilateral triangle with a height of 6
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3 units.- A 45-45-90 triangle with a hypotenuse of 5
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2 units.- A 45-45-90 triangle with a leg of 12 units.
- A 30-60-90 triangle with a hypotenuse of 24 units.
- A 30-60-90 triangle with a short leg of 5 units.