What is the height of a right triangle?

The two legs meet at the right angle, so one leg is the base and the other is the height. A right triangle with legs of 12 cm and 8 cm has an area of 1/2 × 12 × 8 = 48 square cm.

Is there an answer key?

Yes. Both area of triangles sheets have an answer key.

6th Grade Area of Triangles Worksheets

Ages 11-12 · Free previews · Print-ready PDFs

Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher

The area of a triangle is half of its base times its height, A = 1/2 × b × h. These area of triangles worksheets for 6th grade hold 2 sheets, each with an answer key. Find the Area of Triangles From Base and Height has 6 triangles such as a 12 in base with a 7 in height, and Find the Area of Right Triangles uses the two legs, such as 7 in and 5 in, and writes halves as decimals like 17.5 (CCSS 6.G.A.1).

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$Find the Area of Right Triangles - 6th Grade Geometry worksheet preview$

Find the Area of Right Triangles

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$Find the Area of Triangles From Base and Height - 6th Grade Geometry worksheet preview$

Find the Area of Triangles From Base and Height

Grade6th Grade

TopicGeometry

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Frequently Asked Questions

Two copies of the same triangle fit together to make a parallelogram with the same base and height. The parallelogram's area is b × h, so one triangle is half of that.

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