To find the area of an equilateral triangle, we generally use the formula:
Area = (base × height) / 2
In this case, the base of the triangle can be considered as one of its sides. Since the sides of the triangle are 10 inches and the height given is 7 inches, we can directly plug those values into the formula:
Area = (10 inches × 7 inches) / 2
Calculating this gives us:
Area = 70 inches² / 2 = 35 inches²
Therefore, the area of the equilateral triangle with sides of 10 inches and a height of 7 inches is 35 square inches.