Notes 5.2 – Areas of Triangles, Parallelograms, and Trapezoids

Parts of a Triangle ,Trapezoid, and Parallelogram

Base – any side (leg) can be a base of a figure

Altitude – a perpendicular segment from a vertex (base) to the base of a figure

Height – length of the altitude

Area Formulas

Triangle: A = ½ bh

Parallelogram: A = bh

Trapezoid: A = ½ ()h