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Question from jose:

haw many square feet are in a triangle 30 feet high with a 100 ft base?

Hello,

The formula for the area of a triangle is:

Area = Base*Height/2

We have that Base = 100 feet and Height = 30 feet.
Crunch these numbers to find the area.

Tyler

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