Finding the area of a (non right-angled) triangle is a solid excellence question.
This involves finding the gradient, distance, equation, intersection and using perpendicular lines — for just finding the area.
Try the question below:
The answer is around .
You won’t get the mark if you just write down the answer (that’s why I gave it away).
You must show ‘all’ relevant working for the excellence.
NOTE: ALL UNITS ARE IN CM.