Mathematics Grade 6 15 min

Area between two triangles

Area between two triangles

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1

Find the area of the border between two triangles.

2

Find the area of the shaded triangle in a rectangle.

3

Find the total area of two overlapping triangles.

Sample Practice Questions

Easy
A large triangle (base 8, height 5) contains a small triangle (base 4, height 3). Find the area between them.
0.14cm²
1.20cm²
2.6cm²
3.26cm²
Easy
A large triangle (base 10, height 6) has a smaller triangle (base 8, height 4) cut out. What is the remaining area?
0.14cm²
1.30cm²
2.16cm²
3.46cm²
Easy
A rectangle measuring 8 cm by 4 cm is cut in half by a diagonal. What is the area of one of the triangles?
0.16cm²
1.32cm²
2.8cm²
3.24cm²

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