SOLUTION: In a triangle, the ratio of the measuresof the base to the height is 3:4. If the area is 54 square centimeters. What are the lengths of the base and height?

SOLUTION: In a triangle, the ratio of the measuresof the base to the height is 3:4. If the area is 54 square centimeters. What are the lengths of the base and height?

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Question 315206: In a triangle, the ratio of the measuresof the base to the height is 3:4. If the area is 54 square centimeters. What are the lengths of the base and height?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
For a triangle,

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Multiply the area by 4

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Then

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