Three friends mark their seats in a hall on a coordinate grid: Aarav at A(1,1), Bhavna at B(7,1) and Chetan at C(4,6). The triangle ABC encloses an empty zone. What is the area of triangle ABC (in square units)?

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15. AB is horizontal: base = 7 - 1 = 6. Height = 6 - 1 = 5. Area = 1/2(6)(5) = 15 sq units.

Three friends mark their seats in a hall on a coordinate grid: Aarav at A(1,1), Bhavna at B(7,1) and Chetan at C(4,6). The triangle ABC encloses an empty zone.
What is the area of triangle ABC (in square units)?

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Three friends mark their seats in a hall on a coordinate grid: Aarav at A(1,1), Bhavna at B(7,1) and Chetan at C(4,6). The triangle ABC encloses an empty zone.What is the area of triangle ABC (in square units)?

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More Class 10 Area of a Triangle (Coordinates) practice

Three friends mark their seats in a hall on a coordinate grid: Aarav at A(1,1), Bhavna at B(7,1) and Chetan at C(4,6). The triangle ABC encloses an empty zone.
What is the area of triangle ABC (in square units)?