1. The area of a triangle can be calculated by dividing the triangle into two right triangles, finding the area of one of the right triangles, and doubling it. 2. You can also calculate the area of any triangle by using the formula: Area = 1/2 x base x height, where the base is any side of the triangle and the height is the perpendicular distance from the base to the opposite vertex. 3. To calculate the area, you have the flexibility to choose any side of the triangle as the base, and must then use the height that corresponds to that base in the area formula.