So remember that the area of a triangle is [tex] A=\frac{1}{2}bh [/tex] . Using this info, we can make the equation [tex] A=\frac{1}{2} *\frac{7}{3} *\frac{1}{2} [/tex]
All you need to do is multiply everything, and your answer will be [tex] A=\frac{7}{12} [/tex]
In short, the area is 7/12 yds^2