Posted by Subhotosh Khan on September 17, 2002 at 11:27:10:
In Reply to: Math Review posted by Colleen on September 17, 2002 at 11:11:12:
: Hi!
: Doing a math review and I can't remember what is:
: A= h(a+b)
: 2
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: Area of a triangle with square base?
: Thanx........cb
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I think you wanted to write:
A = h*(a+b)/2
This is area of a trapezoid with height 'h'- where the length of the parallel sides are 'a' & 'b'. It looks like a truncated triangle.