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The height is given as perpendicular to the length and that's what matters here. If you were given the actual length of that non-perpendicular side then you would need more info.Yes...if it is a right angle triangle. But that one is clearly not.
My position is that it can't be solved as there is not enough information given.
Am I wrong?
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The height is given as perpendicular to the length and that's what matters here. If you were given the actual length of that non-perpendicular side then you would need more info.
It's 1/2 of a parallelogram, so answer is 36.
This answer would allow me to reach an answer....but I'm not sure it makes sense just yet!
Yep.
Area of a parallelogram is base x height ie 12 x 6 = 72 in that case. The triangle is half of the parallelogram so area is 36.
Of course you can figure out everything else about the triangles via the area of the parallelogram. Can be a very useful approach when you don't have enough information to go straight to trigonometry.
Clive
Need to work on my typing speed!
It's 1/2 of a parallelogram, so answer is 36.
Um, no.That's the area of a right triangle with a 6" side. Your answer overstates the area by
some amount.
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