SOLUTION: the area of a triangle is 24 in to the second power and the height is 6in. what is the base?
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Question 407901: the area of a triangle is 24 in to the second power and the height is 6in. what is the base?
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the area of a triangle is 24 in to the second power and the height is 6in. what is the base?
.
Since area of any triangle is defined as:
(1/2)bh
where
b is the length of the base
h is the height
.
Let b = base
then
(1/2)b(6) = 24
3b = 24
b = 24/3
b = 8 inches
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