Question

find the area of the triangle below. be sure to include the correct unit in your answer.

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 diagram, the base of the triangle is $19$ yd and the height corresponding to this base is $7$ yd.

Step3: Substitute the values into the formula

Substitute $base = 19$ yd and $height = 7$ yd into the formula: $A=\frac{1}{2}\times19\times7$.
First, calculate $19\times7 = 133$. Then, $\frac{1}{2}\times133=\frac{133}{2}=66.5$.

Answer:

$66.5$ square yards (or $66.5\space yd^2$)