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4. Right Angle Triangle Area

\(b\)

(length of base)

units

\(h\)

(height)

units

Area

square units

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How to use Right Angle Triangle Area Calculator

1. Enter ✎ value for length of base \((b)\).
2. Enter ✎ value for height \((h)\).
3. The result appears beneath the inputs as you enter values.

About this calculation

The area of a right angle triangle using base and height is half of the product of base and height.

Formula

To calculate the right angle triangle area, you can use the following formula.

Area = \(\frac{ b \times h }{2} \)

where

Calculation

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    "b",
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  "examples": [
    {
      "b": 10,
      "h": 15
    },
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      "b": 1,
      "h": 0.5
    }
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