Provide 5 easy, 5 medium, and 5 hard geometry questions about triangles using the formula a=1/2bh for 11th grade.

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Here are 15 geometry questions related to triangles and the formula $a = \frac{1}{2}bh$, divided into easy, medium, and hard categories.

Easy Questions:

1. Find the area given base and height

If a triangle has a base of 10 cm and a height of 5 cm, what is its area?

To solve this problem we can plug our numbers into the formula:

$$a = \frac{1}{2} \cdot 10 \cdot 5$$

2. Find the base given area and height

A triangle has an area of 20 square inches and a height of 8 inches. What is the length of its base?

We can manipulate the formula to solve for the base:

$$20 = \frac{1}{2} \cdot b \cdot 8$$

3. Find the height given area and base

A triangle has an area of 35 square meters and a base of 10 meters. Find its height.

We can manipulate the formula to solve for the height:

$$35 = \frac{1}{2} \cdot 10 \cdot h$$

4. Area with same base and height

Two triangles have the same base and height. If the base is 6 units and the height is 4 units, what are their areas?

To solve this problem we can plug our numbers into the formula:

$$a = \frac{1}{2} \cdot 6 \cdot 4$$

5. Compare areas with different heights

Triangle A has a base of 8 cm and a height of 3 cm. Triangle B has the same base but a height of 6 cm. What are the areas of both triangles and how do they compare?

To solve this problem we can plug our numbers into the formula:

$$Area\ Triangle\ A = \frac{1}{2} \cdot 8 \cdot 3 $$

$$Area\ Triangle\ B = \frac{1}{2} \cdot 8 \cdot 6 $$

Medium Questions:

6. Area of a right triangle

A right triangle has legs of length 7 cm and 9 cm. What is its area?

In a right triangle we can treat each leg as the base or height, so

$$a = \frac{1}{2} \cdot 7 \cdot 9$$

7. Area of an isosceles triangle

An isosceles triangle has two sides of length 13 inches and a base of 10 inches. Find the area. (Hint: You'll need to find the height using the Pythagorean theorem).

First we need to determine the height of our triangle:

$$a^2 + b^2 = c^2$$

$$5^2 + b^2 = 13^2$$ Now that we have determined the height we can find the area:

$$a = \frac{1}{2} \cdot 10 \cdot h$$

8. Area of an equilateral triangle given side length

An equilateral triangle has sides of length 6 meters. What is its area? (Hint: You'll need to find the height using the Pythagorean theorem or 30-60-90 triangle properties).

First we need to determine the height of our triangle:

$$a^2 + b^2 = c^2$$

$$3^2 + b^2 = 6^2$$

Now that we have determined the height we can find the area:

$$a = \frac{1}{2} \cdot 6 \cdot h$$

9. Area with algebraic expressions

A triangle has a base of $x + 3$ and a height of $2x$. Express its area in terms of $x$.

Plugging the values into our formula:

$$a = \frac{1}{2} \cdot (x+3) \cdot 2x$$

10. Change in area with proportional change in height

If the height of a triangle is doubled while the base remains constant, how does the area change?

Let's use the values:

$$a = \frac{1}{2} \cdot b \cdot h$$

if we double the heigh we get:

$$a = \frac{1}{2} \cdot b \cdot 2h$$

Hard Questions:

11. Area of a triangle inscribed in a square

A triangle is inscribed in a square with side length 12 cm. If one vertex of the triangle coincides with a vertex of the square, and the other two vertices lie on the opposite sides of the square, what is the maximum possible area of the triangle?

The area of a triangle inscribed in a square can be calculated by:

$$Area = \frac{1}{2} \cdot base \cdot height$$

12. Area of a triangle formed by intersections of lines

Find the area of the triangle formed by the lines $y = x$, $y = -x$, and $y = 6$.

First we need to determine the shape, then the vertices, and finally the area.

13. Using trigonometry to find the area

A triangle has sides of length 5 and 8, and the angle between them is 60 degrees. Find the area. (Hint: Use the formula Area = $\frac{1}{2}ab\sin(C)$).

We can use the formula $Area = \frac{1}{2}ab\sin(C)$

Plugging in our values we get:

$$Area = \frac{1}{2} \cdot 5 \cdot 8 \cdot \sin(60)$$

14. Area with similar triangles

Triangle ABC has an area of 40 square units. Point D lies on side AB such that AD = (1/4)AB. Find the area of triangle ADC.

To solve this problem we can use the properties of similar triangles to find the area of the triangle.

15. Optimization problem

A farmer has 100 meters of fencing to create a triangular enclosure. What is the maximum area that can be enclosed? (Hint: An equilateral triangle maximizes the area for a given perimeter).

To solve this problem we can determine each side and plug it into our equilateral triangle formula:

$$Area = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{4} \cdot side^2$$