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No it’s half the base x the height.

In candp reply you will see that the answer is half of the base x the height.
Although the other answers above also work out the same, plus the alternative the base x half the height will give the same answer.

The correct answer mathamaticly is :- half the base x the height.

Proof in candp answer.
In each case all of the examples start with 1/2*B*H =

I am not talking about what works and what doesn’t.

I am saying that the proper mathamatical way of finding the area of a triangle is :- half of the base multiplied by it’s height.

Even if it means dropping a purpandicular if neccessary to find it’s height.

Not as you have done, found the area of a rectangle and divided it by two.

When it comes to exams you lose marks for not answering the question correctly.

In every case what you have done gives the correct answer but has not been worked out in the correct manner.

The correct mathamatical equation for the area of a triangle should be (1/2*B)*H

Where B = Base, H = Height, / - divide and * = multiply. Then the part in brackets is worked out first, then multiplied by the height.

The correct way to work out any mathamatical problem is thus :- BOMDAS.
Meaning.
Brackets, first [ ] then ( ).
Of = multiply.
Multiply.
Divide.
Add.
Subtract.

Mathamatics is quite an easy subject to understand, as long as the rules are followed.