The space that is occupied by a flat shape or the surface of an object. The standard unit of measurement is mostly either ㎡ or cm2. We are going to discuss the Area of triangles here

1. How to calculate the Area of a triangle?
What is an area?
The space that is occupied by a flat shape or the surface of an object. The
standard unit of measurement is mostly either ㎡ or cm2. We are going to
discuss the Area of triangles here.
What is a triangle?
Triangle is the most powerful geometry, which is a closed two -dimensional
shape having three (3) sides. There are different types of triangles based on
sides and based on angles. T here are three different types of triangles based
on sides; Equilateral, Isosceles, and Scalene. There are three different types of
triangles based on angles; Right, Acute and Obtuse.

2. Area of triangle:
The area of a triangle is the region enclosed by the three sides of any kind of
triangle; the space occupied by it.. In mathematical terms, Area of a triangle
is 12bh. Here b means base, and h means height. If one knows that the Area of
a rectangle is b x h, then one can understand that the diagonal of a rectangle
makes two different triangles which basically drives the formula for the Area of
a triangle. Moreover, the base and height of a triangle are perpendicular to
each other, and as mentioned before, in finding areas of the triangles, the unit
of Area is measured in square units ㎡ or cm2.
For example:
What is the area of a triangle, with base b = 4cm and height h = 5cm?
By applying the formula:
Area of a triangle =12bh
= 124cm5cm
= 1220 cm2
= 10 cm2
Equilateral triangles and Area of an Equilateral Triangle:

3. The triangles in which the length of all the sides are equal are called equilateral
triangles. In order to find the area of an equilateral triangle, we need to know
the formula and since the only information that is always given to us in
equilateral triangles is the measurement of the sides of the triangle. The
formula for finding the area of the equilateral triangle is 34a2. The formula can
be written as Area of the equilateral triangle = 0.433 a2. Here, a means the
sides of the equilateral triangles.
For example:
What is the area of the equilateral triangle with sides 4cm?
By applying the formula:
Area of a triangle =34a2
= 344cm2
= 3416 cm2
= 6.928cm2
A Right Angled Triangle and Area of a Right angled
triangle:
The triangle, which has one sid e with an angle of 90° and the other two sides
collectively make a total angle of 90°. In this triangle, sometimes height is
given, but often one has to find out the height by using Pythagoras theorem,

4. that is a2+b2= c2 showing that the square of the longe st side “c” is equal to the
sum of the squares of the other two sides, here a, b and c are sides of the
triangle. However, since, in order to find the height, we will draw the line, which
will make the base of the triangle half. Area of a right -angled triangle = 12bh.
For example,
The base of a triangle is 24cm and the other sides are 20cm, find the area of
the right angled triangle?
By applying the formula:
Area of a right-angled triangle = 12bh.
In order to apply Pythagoras theorem, by drawing the line between triangle, the
base will be divided into two different parts so now b would be equal
to 242= 12.
In order to find the height, we have to apply Pythagoras theorem:
a2+b2= c2
(a)2+(12)2= (20)2
(a)2+ 144 = 400
(a)2= 400 – 144
(a)2= 256

5. (a)2= 256
a = 16 cm
So now we have the height and will be able to calculate the area of the right
angled triangle:
Area of a right angled triangle = 12bh
= 121216
= 12192
= 96 cm2
An Isosceles Triangle and Area of an Isosceles Triangle:
The triangle which has length of two sides equal is called an isosceles triangle.
The formula for finding the area of an isosceles triangle is 12bh. It is done in
the same way as of the right angle triangle. First we have to find the height
which in the above mentioned example was 16 cm. However in finding the area
of an isosceles triangle the base will remain 24 cm without dividing it by half.
For Example:
The base of a triangle is 24cm and the other sides are 20cm, height is 16cm.
Find the area of the isosceles triangle?
By applying the formula:

6. Area of an isosceles triangle = 12bh.
= 1224cm16cm
= 12384 cm2
= 192 cm2
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A Scalene triangle and area of a scalene triangle:
A triangle in which the length of all sides are different is called a scalene
triangle. In order to find the area of a scalene triangle we use a tota lly different
formula; Heron’s formula. Heron’s formula = s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)which has two
important steps. First, we need to know how to calculate the perimeter of a
triangle and then how to calculate the area using the whole formula. In the
formula s denotes the perimeter of a triangle divided by two and a,b, and c
denotes the sides of the triangle.
 Perimeter of a triangle:
The perimeter of a triangle is the sum of all its three sides.
Perimeter of a triangle = a + b + c
However in the heron’s formula the S denotes Perimeter divided by two (2). S=
P/2. It can also be written as Semi -Perimeter.

7. For example:
The sides of a triangle are 9, 11, and 16. Find the area of the scalene triangle?
By applying the formula,
First we need to find the s “Semi perimeter”
Semi perimeter = s = a+b+c2
= 9+11+162
= 362
= 18
Heron’s formula = s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)
=18(18-9)(18-11)(18-16)
=18(9)(7)(2)
=18(126)
=18(126)
=2268
=47.6235 cm2

8. Area of a triangle with two sides and an included angle:
How to Find the Area of a triangle when we know the two sides of a triangle and
an angle included between them.
For example, let’s take a triangle XYZ, whose vertex angles are ∠X, ∠Y, and
∠Z, and sides are x,y, and z. Now, if any two sides and the angle between them
are given, then the formulas to calculate the area of a triangle is given by:
Area (∆XYZ) = 12yz sin X
Area (∆XYZ) =12 xy sin Z
Area (∆XYZ) = 12zx sin Y
For example:
If in a triangle with the angle of 30°, the two sides a and c are 8 and 7 cm
respectively. Find the area of the triangle?
By applying the formula:
Area (∆ABC) =12 ac sin B
Area (∆ABC) =12 8cm 7cm sin (30°)
Area (∆ABC) =12 56 cm2 12
Area (∆ABC) = 14cm2