The county animal park is shaped like a triangle. Two perpendicular sides of the park measure 2.3 miles and 3.4 miles.
What is the area of the animal park?
a. 3.91 mi²
b. 5.7 mi²
c. 7.82 mi²
d. 11.4 mi²
a. 3.91 m² area of a triangle is (base x height)/2 b=3.4 h=2.3 (2.3)(3.4)=7.82 7.82/2=3.91 **the height of this triangle would be one of the sides because it is a right triangle (sides meet and form perpendicular lines, or a 90° angle)
