CEMC Euclid, 2010

Number theory Difficulty 1.0 Junior Prove it Canada

Triangle $ABC$ is enclosed by the lines $y = x + 2$ , $y = -\frac{1}{2}x + 2$ and the $x$ -axis. Determine the area of $\triangle ABC$ .

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