Question

what does the 1/2 represent in the area of a triangle?

Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

A diagonal of a rectangle separates the rectangle into two congruent triangles. The area of each triangle is one-half the area of the rectangle. So, the area A of a triangle is given by the formula A=1/2bh where b is the base and h is the height of the triangle

Answer 2

area of triangle = 1/2 × area of parallelogram

area of triangle = 1/2 × (b×h)

so, 1/2 represents that the area of triangle is half the area of a parallelogram, i.e. the diagonal of a parallelogram divides it into two congruent triangles.