Triangle and Parallelogram Area Finder

Published by Steven Bonfadini in
algorithmsconditionsgeometrymath

Write a function that accepts base (decimal), height (decimal) and shape ("triangle", "parallelogram") as input and calculates the area of that shape.

Examples

areaShape(2, 3, "triangle") ➞ 3

areaShape(8, 6, "parallelogram") ➞ 48

areaShape(2.9, 1.3, "parallelogram") ➞ 3.77

Notes

  • Area of a triangle is 0.5 * b * h
  • Area of a parallelogram is b * h
  • Assume triangle and parallelogram are the only inputs for shape.
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