How Do You Calculate The Area Of An Isosceles Triangle?
Geometry is a required course for all high school students. The study of triangles is one of the main topics in geometry, and finding the area is one of the main topics in studying triangles. One specific kind of triangle is the isosceles triangle. It is a fairly simple process to find the area of an isosceles triangle. Identify the parts of the triangle. The two sides that have the same length are called the “legs” of the triangle. The base is the side that has a different length. The height is the length from the point where the two legs meet to the middle of the base. Multiply the length of the height by the length of the base. Divide the product of the height and the base by 2. This number is the area of the triangle. The units of the area should be expressed as the square of the units. For example, if the height is 4 inches and the base is 6 inches, then the area will be 12 square inches, or 12 in^2. Identify the parts of an equilateral triangle. Because all the sides are the same