Area of Right Triangles

Calculate the area of right triangles using the formula A = (1/2)bh.

Grade 7 Math GeometryArea of Right Triangle

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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.G.A.1

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Area of Right Triangles

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Read each question carefully and calculate the area of the right triangles. Show your work where indicated.

1. What is the formula for the area of a right triangle?

2. Calculate the area of a right triangle with a base of 8 cm and a height of 5 cm.

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3. A right triangle has a base of 10 inches and a height of 6 inches. What is its area?

16 square inches

30 square inches

60 square inches

120 square inches

4. The area of a right triangle is 24 square meters. If the base is 8 meters, what is the height?

3 meters

4 meters

6 meters

12 meters

5. The area of a right triangle is calculated by multiplying the base by the height and then dividing by .

6. If a right triangle has an area of 35 square feet and a height of 7 feet, its base is feet.

7. The two sides that form the right angle in a right triangle are called the base and height.

True

False

8. Doubling the base of a right triangle will double its area.

True

False

9. A triangular garden plot is shaped like a right triangle. If one leg is 12 feet long and the other leg is 9 feet long, what is the area of the garden?

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