Area of a non-right angled triangle with information missing

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The discussion revolves around finding the area of a non-right angled triangle with insufficient information provided. Participants note that the problem lacks details about the triangle's type and angles, which complicates the solution. One contributor suggests using the area formula for triangles, 0.5 * base * height, which can apply to oblique triangles as well. Another participant expresses surprise at their initial doubts about the formula's applicability. Overall, the conversation emphasizes the importance of understanding triangle area calculations despite missing information.
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The area of the triangle in the attachment has to be found.

It is not stated in the question what kind of a triangle it is nor are there any angles given.

I believe that there is information that has been left out of the diagram to solve this question (This is a question in a maths workbook by Schofields and Sims mental arithmathics 4).


Thanks in advance for the help.

Tinky
 

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The diagram has all the information needed. How do you find the area of a triangle?
 
No idea, i would've done it the easiest way which is to find the area of a rectangle and take away the areas of the two smaller triangles around the original triangle.
 
Thanks for the link. For some reason I didn't think 0.5xbxh = area would work with an oblique triangle..really silly of me
 

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