Answer:
Area of triangle = 15 square units
Step-by-step explanation:
We need to find area of the triangle, given the vertices:
A=(4,0)
B=(1,5)
C=(7,5)
The formula used is: [tex]Area\:of\:triangle=\frac{1}{2}(x_1(y_2-y_3)+x_2(y_3-y_1)+x_3(y_1-y_2))[/tex]
We have: [tex]x_1 =4, y_1 =0, x_2 =1, y_2=5, x_3=7 , y_3=5[/tex]
Putting values and finding area
[tex]Area\:of\:triangle=\frac{1}{2}(x_1(y_2-y_3)+x_2(y_3-y_1)+x_3(y_1-y_2))\\Area\:of\:triangle=\frac{1}{2}(4(5-5)+1(5-0)+7(0-5))\\Area\:of\:triangle=\frac{1}{2}(4(0)+1(5)+7(-5))\\Area\:of\:triangle=\frac{1}{2}(0+5-35)\\Area\:of\:triangle=\frac{1}{2}(-30)\\Area\:of\:triangle=-15[/tex]
We will be ignoring negative sign, because area of triangle is positive.
So, Area of triangle = 15
