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Big Ideas Math: Modeling Real Life, Grade 6

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2. Areas of Triangles

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Exercise 2 Page 292

To find the area, calculate half of the product of the base and the height.

60cm^2

Practice makes perfect

Let's find the area of the given triangle. The area of a triangle is half the product of its base and its height.

In the given triangle, we can see that the base is 15 centimeters and that the height is 8 centimeters. We can substitute these two values into the formula for the area of a triangle and simplify. Let's do it!

A=1/2bh

b= 15, h= 8

A=1/2( 15)( 8)

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Evaluate right-hand side

Multiply

A=1/2(120)

MoveRightFacToNumOne

1/b* a = a/b

A=120/2

Calculate quotient

A=60

The area of the triangle is 60 square centimeters.

Subchapter links

Try It p.292-293

Self-Assessment for Concepts & Skills p.293

Self-Assessment for Problem Solving p.294

Review & Refresh p.295