Problema Solution
a park has a triangular piece of land on the boarder. the altitude of the triangle is 500 feet. the base of the triangle is 260 feet. What is the area of this piece of land?
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let
h = 500 ft the altitude
a = 260 ft the base of the triangle
A = (1/2)ah is the formula for the area of the trinagle
A = (1/2)*260*500
A = 65,000 ft^2
the area of the land is 65,000 ft^2.