SOLUTION: The rear window of each side of a car is in the shape of a triangle. If that piece of glass has the area 24 square inches and height 8 inches, what is the base of that triangular g
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Question 771045: The rear window of each side of a car is in the shape of a triangle. If that piece of glass has the area 24 square inches and height 8 inches, what is the base of that triangular glass?
Answer by Jc0110(165) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Area of triangle = x base x height
24 = x base x 8
base = 24 ÷ ÷ 8
base = 6 inches
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