elizabethmerkins elizabethmerkins
  • 17-09-2018
  • Mathematics
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paul says that the area of a triangle with base 16 meters and height 5 meters is 80 square meters paula says that the area is 40 square meters who is correct

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jcherry99
jcherry99 jcherry99
  • 17-09-2018

Paul forgot to divide by 2. The area of a triangle is A = 1/2 * b * h

Paul just multiplied the Base and height together. 5*16 = 80.

Paula used the formula correctly. The answer is 40 square meters.

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