Question

what is the area of the side panel? ft²

Explanation:

Step1: Recall the formula for the area of a triangle

The formula for the area of a triangle is \(A=\frac{1}{2}\times base\times height\).

Step2: Identify the base and height

From the right - angled triangle, the base \(b = 6\) ft and the height \(h=2\) ft.

Step3: Substitute the values into the formula

Substitute \(b = 6\) and \(h = 2\) into \(A=\frac{1}{2}\times b\times h\). So \(A=\frac{1}{2}\times6\times2\).
First, calculate \(6\times2 = 12\). Then \(\frac{1}{2}\times12=6\).

Answer:

\(6\)