The area of a triangle is given by
[tex]\text{Area = }\frac{1}{2}\text{ x base x height}[/tex]Given:
Base = 4 feet
Height = 4 feet
[tex]\text{Area =}\frac{1}{2}\text{ }\times\text{ 4 x 4}[/tex][tex]\text{Area = }\frac{16}{2}\text{ = 8}[/tex]The area of the triangle is 8 square feet
