Nathan is going to paint a giant triangle on his wall. He draws a diagonal line from the top corner of the wall to the opposite bottom corner to form a right triangle. The wall is 8 by 9 feet. How big is the area he will paint?

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Abel Potts

9 February, 08:07

Nathan is going to paint a giant triangle on his wall. He draws a diagonal line from the top corner of the wall to the opposite bottom corner to form a right triangle. The wall is 8 by 9 feet. How big is the area he will paint?

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Rodrigo Pearson · Answer 1

The area of a triangle is half the base times height, or:

area = 1/2 b x h

If the wall is 8 x 9 feet, then

area = 1/2 x 8 x 9

area = 36 feet squared