SOLUTION: a triangle has two sides measuring 6 ft and 9 ft. if the height is 2ft and you are looking for the area, which number do you use in the formula A=1/2bh?

SOLUTION: a triangle has two sides measuring 6 ft and 9 ft. if the height is 2ft and you are looking for the area, which number do you use in the formula A=1/2bh?

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Question 496863: a triangle has two sides measuring 6 ft and 9 ft. if the height is 2ft and you are looking for the area, which number do you use in the formula A=1/2bh?
Answer by cleomenius(959) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The area of a triangle is half the product of one side and the height to that side.
You will need to know the side the height is drawn to.
Cleomenius.

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