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 figure, the base \(b = 8\) ft and the height \(h=2\) ft.

Step3: Substitute values into the formula

Substitute \(b = 8\) and \(h = 2\) into \(A=\frac{1}{2}\times b\times h\). So \(A=\frac{1}{2}\times8\times2\).
First, calculate \(8\times2=16\). Then \(\frac{1}{2}\times16 = 8\).

Answer:

\(8\)