Question

Why is the area of a triangle half base times height?

Answer 1

Math Expression: Area of a Triangle - The Basics and Examples First, let's consider this parallelogram with the base B and the height H. we learned that the area of a parallelogram, A = BH. ... Since the area of this triangle, is half of the area of a parallelogram, the formula for the area of this triangle, A = 1/2BH.

Answer 2

¼×height² is the area of the triangle.