The expression 21bh gives the area of a triangle, where b is the base of the triangle and h is the height of the triangle. What is the area, in square centimeters, of a triangle with a base of 7 centimeters and a height of 4 centimeters?
Q. The expression 21bh gives the area of a triangle, where b is the base of the triangle and h is the height of the triangle. What is the area, in square centimeters, of a triangle with a base of 7 centimeters and a height of 4 centimeters?
Identify the formula: Identify the formula for the area of a triangle.The formula for the area of a triangle is given by (21)bh, where b is the base and h is the height of the triangle.
Plug in values: Plug in the values for the base and height into the formula.Base b = 7 centimetersHeight h = 4 centimetersArea = 21 * b * h
Perform the calculation: Perform the calculation using the given values.Area = (21)×7 cm×4 cmArea = (21)×28 cm2Area = 14 cm2
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