What is a real-world situation in which one might need to know the area of a triangle?

Question

What is a real-world situation in which one might need to know the area of a triangle?

Answer 1

architecture careers

Answer 2

Anything physics related if you plan on graphing...

Answer 3

I built the roof for a shed using the mathmatics for that.  I am not a professional carpenter, so it did come in handy.

Answer 4

building a fence/pen house

Answer 5

A math quiz.

Building anything - houses, fences, etc.

Carpenting

Putting in floors

Buying furniture (You need to know how much space you have)

A math POP quiz.

Answer 6

Aerodynamics

Answer 7

Carpenters, flooring people, glaziers, masons, concrete finishers, have to figure the area of a triangle.

Answer 8

You own a triangular plot of land (these are much, much more common than you think).  You want to sell it, and the going rate in your area is $3,500 per acre.  How much commission will your real estate agent make?

Answer 9

911 uses it when you call from a cell phone