When finding the area of a triangle, does it matter where the altitude is located?

When you need to find the altitude of a triangle, you should consider the concept of altitude

Altitude = The shortest distance from a vertex to its opposite side.

Therefore, the triangle will have three different heights (one from each side of the triangle). When using the formula for the area of a triangle:

It does not really matter what height you use. However, the only way to know what is the right altitude to use is with trigonometry.

faster, im not sure why but i know it is faster

answer:   (s+1)(s+4)

step-by-step explanation:

factor s2+5s+4

s2+5s+4

=(s+1)(s+4)