Area = Base x Height / 2
We also looked at a variety of triangles and tried to prove that they were exactly half of a rectangle. For an explanation of how we explained this in class, I put together a short video to explain:
Monday 8 February 2016
Area of a Triangle
Today in math students discovered how to find the area of a triangle by using their understanding of rectangles to assist them. We learned that the area of a triangle is half of the area of a rectangle with the same base and height. Together we developed the formula for a triangle:
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