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Standard practice

A triangle is half of a related parallelogram.

Find the area of the triangle.

Stopping before dividing counts the parallelogram. The height is perpendicular to the base. A slanted side is a length of the boundary, not the height, unless the figure is a rectangle.

Problem 1 of 9. Activate, study a model, try guided items, work independently, apply, and reflect.

A triangle has base 10, perpendicular height 6, and a slanted side of 8. What is the area?

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