Note: The parentheses in this formula are optional and for readability only.
In Excel’sorder of operations, multiplication will occur before division, so the parentheses are unnecessary.
Area of a triangle
To calculate the area of a triangle in Excel, you can use the standard formula, adapted with Excel's math operators. In the example shown, the formula in C5, copied down, is: =(B5*C5)/2 which calculates the area of a triangle given height from column B and base from column C.
