Area, SM-Bank 009 Jill is playing in her parents' rectangular courtyard. The courtyard is measured at 6 metres by 10 metres. Jill draws a triangle on the courtyard with chalk, pictured below. What is the area of this triangle? (2 marks) --- 4 WORK AREA LINES (style=lined) --- Show Answers Only \(14\ \text{m}^2\) Show Worked Solution \(\text{Base}=7\ \text{m}, \text{ Height}=4\ \text{m}\) \(\text{Area of}\ \Delta\) \(=\dfrac{1}{2}\times bh\) \(=\dfrac{1}{2}\times 7\times 4\) \(=14\ \text{m}^2\)
