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The area or region occupied by the three sides of the triangle in a twodimensional (2D) plane is
called the Area of a Triangle. A triangle has three sides Base, Hypotenuse, and Perpendicular or
Height. A Triangle can be easily formed by joining the three dots in a plane or paper placed at
different positions using a straight line. The point at which the lines are intersecting each other is
called Vertices while the space or arc created between them is called the Angle of a Triangle and the
sum of all the interior angles is 180°.
SI Unit The area of the Triangle is measured in meters square m² or centimeter square cm².
The area of the Triangle is defined as the area occupied by all three sides of the Triangle. It is equal
to half of the Base x Height.
Area of Triangle = 1/2 x Base x Height
Note To find the area of a triangle, we must know the base and height of that triangle.
An example for your better understanding of the concept
Q Find the Area of the Triangle with Base = 4cm, Height =7cm?
A We have the formula
Area of the Triangle = 1/2x base x height
Therefore, = 1/2x4x7
= 14 cm²
(ii) Using Heron's Formula
This is another method or formula for finding out the area of a triangle. For using the method or
formula, we first need to have measurements or lengths of all the sides of the triangle. This is a two
step method i.e. first to find out the semiperimeter (s) of the triangle and then, put the values into an
equation or formula. Below, we have the Heron's Formula
where s represents the semiperimeter of the triangle which is found using the formula, s = (a + b +
c)/2 where a, b, and c are the sides of triangle.
Types of Triangle
There are mainly three types of the triangle for which we can find out the area
(i) Equilateral Triangle
(ii) Right Angle Triangle
(iii) Isosceles Triangle
1. Equilateral Triangle An equilateral triangle is a triangle whose all the sides are of equal sizes
also when the perpendicular is drawn from any vertex of the triangle, it must be divided into two
equal triangles.
The Mathematical Formula of Equilateral Triangle to find out the area is
Area = (√3)/4 × side²
An example for your better understanding of the concept
Q Find the area of the equilateral triangle of side=2cm?
A We know that the formula for the area of the equilateral triangle
Area = (√3)/4 × side²
Now, putting the values into the equation, we have
= (√3)/4 × 2²
= √3 or 1.74 cm²
2. Right AngleTriangle A right triangle whose one angle is equal to 90°or one side (height) is
perpendicular to the base of the triangle.
The Mathematical Formula of Equilateral Triangle to find out the area is
The Mathematical Formula of Equilateral Triangle to find out the area is
Area = 1/2 x Base x Height (Perpendicular Distance)
An example for your better understanding of the concept
Q Find the area of a rightangle triangle with Base=7cm and Height=6cm?
A We know
Area of the Triangle = 1/2x base x height
Therefore, = 1/2x 7x 6
= 21cm²
3. Isosceles Triangle An isosceles triangle is a triangle whose any of two sides are equal in size
and angles are equal in the opposite directions.
The Mathematical Formula of Isosceles Angle Triangle is
A = ½[√(a2 − b2 ∕몭) × b]
An example for your better understanding of concept
Q Find the area of isosceles angle Triangle of a=7cm and b=6cm ?
A We have the formula for finding area of isosceles triangle,
A = ½[√(a2 − b2 ∕몭) × b]
Putting the values into equation, we have
A = 1/2[√7^2 6^2/4) x 6]
= 1/2[ √4936/4) x 6 ]
= 1/2[ √13/4 x 6 ]
= 1/2[ √13/4 x 6 ]
= 1/2 [ 3√13]
= 3√13/2 cm²
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