To find the area of an obtuse triangle you have to multiply the base of the triangle by the vertical height and divide the result by 2 following the formula:
[tex]A=\frac{b\cdot h}{2}[/tex]
The base of the triangle is b= 7 miles and the height is h= 8 miles, using these lengths calculate the area as follows:
[tex]\begin{gathered} A=\frac{7\cdot8}{2} \\ A=\frac{56}{2} \\ A=28mi^2 \end{gathered}[/tex]
The area of the triangle is 28 square miles.
