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Evelyn567

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Registered: 2009-09-09

Posts: 3

Find The Area Of The Triangle.

Find The Area Of The Triangle.

         I-
         I -
         I   -
120cmI     -
         I       -Missing Side. (x)
         I         -
         I           -
         I------------
               250cm

Help?

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

Re: Find The Area Of The Triangle.

Hi evelyn567

The formula for the area of a triangle is

Now your base is 250 cm and your height is 120 cm

So the Area is 15000 cm².

Last edited by bobbym (2009-09-10 06:33:48)

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Evelyn567

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Registered: 2009-09-09

Posts: 3

Re: Find The Area Of The Triangle.

Thanks, You Just Helped Me Cheat On My Homework.

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

Re: Find The Area Of The Triangle.

Thanks, You Just Helped Me Cheat On My Homework.

Hi Evelyn;

That was not my intention. I enjoy working problems and I hope that you will learn something from my answer as I did. You can't know, but take it from me every shortcut means taking the long way later in life, believe me! Try to see how the problem was solved, you might find that you like math. Just my thoughts.

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

Evelyn567

Member

Registered: 2009-09-09

Posts: 3

Re: Find The Area Of The Triangle.

Thanks, You Just Helped Me Cheat On My Homework.

Hi Evelyn;

That was not my intention. I enjoy working problems and I hope that you will learn something from my answer as I did. You can't know, but take it from me every shortcut means taking the long way later in life, believe me! Try to see how the problem was solved, you might find that you like math. Just my thoughts.

I Do Like Math, But I Just Couldn't Get That Problem. It Was Hard. I'm Only 13 I Can't Have A Lot Of Info In My Head I'll Explode.

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

Re: Find The Area Of The Triangle.

Hi Evelyn567;

Math is hard. It is hard for everybody.

Can't Have A Lot Of Info In My Head I'll Explode.

It could happen. But it is really rare.

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

phrontister

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From: The Land of Tomorrow

Registered: 2009-07-12

Posts: 4,850

Re: Find The Area Of The Triangle.

Hi Bobby,

So the Area is 15000 cm.

I was always taught at school to use the 'squared symbol' for area calculations. My answer would have been 15000 cm².

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bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

Re: Find The Area Of The Triangle.

Hi phrontister;

I was always taught at school to use the 'squared symbol' for area calculations. My answer would have been 15000 cm².

You are absolutely right !!! The answer is incorrect. A monumentally stupid error and yes I do know that. I am amending the previous post and thanks again.

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.