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How do you find the area of a right triangle?

How do you find the area of a right triangle?. In this lesson you will learn how to find the area of a right triangle by composing a rectangle. You find the area of a rectangle by multiplying length times width. width. length. Only finding the area of a rectangle and not the triangle.

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How do you find the area of a right triangle?

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  1. How do you find the area of a right triangle?

  2. In this lesson you will learn how to find the area of a right triangle by composing a rectangle.

  3. You find the area of a rectangle by multiplying length times width. width length

  4. Only finding the area of a rectangle and not the triangle.

  5. A right triangle is half of a rectangle.

  6. Let’s find the area of one of the sails. length x width 1 4 units¤ 2 28 7 units 7 x 4 28 units¤ 4 units

  7. 7 x 5 17.5 units¤ 2 35 units¤ 5 units 7 units

  8. In this lesson you have learned how to find the area of a right triangle by composing a rectangle.

  9. Find the area of the right triangle. 21 x 8 168 8 units units¤ 84 units¤ 21 units

  10. Find an object in the classroom that is in the shape of a right triangle. Measure the sides to the nearest half inch. Then, using grid paper, find the area of the triangle using strategies from this video.

  11. Draw and then cut out 5 sets of congruent right triangles on grid paper. Tape each pair of congruent triangles together to form a rectangle. Label both the area of the rectangle and the area of each triangle on each set.

  12. 2. Find the area. 1. Find the area.

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