Area of Triangles - 7th Grade Math

This video explains how to find the area of triangles. The formula for finding the area of any triangle is 1/2xBxH. That means you have to multiply the base by the height and divide by two to get the area. The formula is the same for all types of triangles. Learn how to use the formula for area of triangle to calculate the area of the triangle shown in the example in the video.

Area of Triangles - 7th Grade Math

Calculating Area

Introduction

In this lesson, you will learn how to calculate area. This is a very important topic because when dealing with shapes, you will encounter calculating the area of shapes so it's good to know.

Formulas for Area

There are different methods to calculate area because it depends on the shape you are working with.

• SQUARE  Area: l x w
• TRIANGLE Area: b x h x 1/2
• RECTANGLE Area: l x w
• PARALLELOGRAM Area: b x h

Please watch below videos to find out " How to Calculate Area of each above shape".