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Area of TrianglesandTrapezoids Area of a Triangle Formula to MEMORIZE!!!! What do the letters stand for? A is area b is base of the triangle h is height of the triangle Obtuse Triangle Right Triangle Acute Triangle Question 1 What do you notice about the b and the h in the different triangles? * b and h will ALWAYS form a right angle* Question 2 Is the height, h, a part of the triangle? Only for right triangles. Otherwise, h is an imaginary line. * height, h, is also referred to as the altitude of a triangle. Example 1 What is the area? Example 2 Find the area. Perimeter of Triangles To