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Area of a Triangle (OCR GCSE Maths)
Revision Note
Area of a Triangle
How do I find the area of a non-right triangle?
- The area of any triangle can be found using the formula
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- Where C is the angle between sides a and b
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- You need to remember it
- Be careful to label your triangle correctly so that C is always the angle between the two sides
- Sin 90° = 1 so if C = 90° this becomes Area = ½ × base × height
- If you know the area you can use the formula to find the length of a side or the angle
- Using inverse sin will always give you an acute angle
- Subtract the value from 180 if you need the obtuse angle
Examiner Tip
- Remember to check that your calculator is in degrees mode!
Worked example
The following diagram shows triangle . , , .
Calculate the area of triangle .
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