Area of a Triangle Area of a Square

A=s x s

Example 1:

5m

Example 1:
5m
Solution:
A=s x s

A=5 m x 5 m
2
Solution: A=25 m

Example 2:

8cm

8cm
Example 2: Solution:
6cm A=s x s
A=8 c m x 8 c m
8cm A=64 c m
2

1
Solution: A= bh
2
1
= 2
( 8 cm ) (6 cm)

2
48 cm
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2

A = 24 cm 2