Question

A triangular window has base eight feet and height six feet. What is its area?

Short answer

Area of triangle$=24squarefeet$

Step-by-step solution

Step 1. Given information

Triangular widow base 'b'=$8feet$

height 'h'=$6feets$

Step 2. Finding the area of the triangular window 

Formula of are of a triangle$A=\frac{1}{2}bh$

$$\begin{gathered} A=\frac{1}{2}\times 8\times 6 \\ A=24 \end{gathered}$$

Step 3. Checking

Check the solution by using the formula

$$\begin{gathered} 24=\frac{1}{2}\times 8\times 6 \\ 24=24\left[true\right] \end{gathered}$$

Therefore,area of triangle$=24squarefeet$