SOLUTION: The base of a triangle is one-third as long as its height. If the are of the triangle is 24 square meters, how long is its base?

Question 102316: The base of a triangle is one-third as long as its height. If the are of the triangle is 24 square meters, how long is its base?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The area of a triangle is where b is the base and h is the height.
You state that and that the area equals .
Then

Substitute for b.
Simplify.
Multiplicative inverse of 6.
Simplify.

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