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  • 04-09-2018
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Find the are of a triangle whose vertices are (1,2), (8,2), and (1,6)

Find the are of a triangle whose vertices are 12 82 and 16 class=

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herrnamelittyshay
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  • 04-09-2018

Take the segment between the first two vertices to be the base of the triangle.  

The length of the base is then 8 - 1 = 7.  

The height of the triangle is then 6-2 = 4.  

The area of the triangle is thus 7*4/2 = 14.  

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