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To find the area of a triangle, you can use the formula A = 1/2 * base * height. This means you need to know the length of the base and the height of the triangle.
The base of a triangle is the side of the triangle that is perpendicular to the height. It is usually the bottom side of the triangle and is labeled as "b" in the area formula.
To find the height of a triangle, you can use the Pythagorean theorem or trigonometric functions, depending on the information given. If the triangle is a right triangle, you can use the Pythagorean theorem (a² + b² = c²) where "a" and "b" are the sides of the triangle and "c" is the hypotenuse. If the triangle is not a right triangle, you can use trigonometric functions such as sine, cosine, or tangent to find the height.
No, the area of a triangle cannot be found with only 2 sides given. You need to know either the length of the base and the height, or the length of all 3 sides to find the area of a triangle.
The area of a triangle is measured in square units, such as square inches, square centimeters, or square meters. This is because the area is a measure of the space inside the triangle, which is two-dimensional.