Question

what is the area of the side panel?
$a = \frac{1}{2}bh$
ft²

Explanation:

Step1: Recall the formula for the area of a triangle

The formula for the area of a right - triangle is \(A=\frac{1}{2}bh\), where \(b\) is the base and \(h\) is the height.

Step2: Identify the base and height

From the problem, the base \(b = 2\) ft and the height \(h=6\) ft.

Step3: Substitute values into the formula

Substitute \(b = 2\) and \(h = 6\) into \(A=\frac{1}{2}bh\). We get \(A=\frac{1}{2}\times2\times6\).
First, calculate \(\frac{1}{2}\times2 = 1\). Then \(1\times6=6\).

Answer:

\(6\)