Area of Right Triangles Worksheet
Calculate the area of right triangles using various methods and apply the formula.
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Read each question carefully and calculate the area of the right triangles. Remember, the area of a right triangle is half the area of a rectangle with the same base and height.
1. What is the area of the right triangle shown above?
2. If a right triangle has a base of 10 inches and a height of 4 inches, its area is square inches.
3. The formula for the area of a right triangle is (base × height) ÷ .
4. A right triangle has sides of 3 cm, 4 cm, and 5 cm. What is its area?
6 square cm
12 square cm
15 square cm
20 square cm
5. A triangular garden is shaped like a right triangle with a base of 5 meters and a height of 4 meters. What is the area of the garden?
6. The area of a right triangle is always greater than the area of a square with the same side length as the triangle's base.
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