SOLUTION: If a triangle has a base of 5 inches and an area of 135 square inches, what is the height of the triangle?

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Question 821384: If a triangle has a base of 5 inches and an area of 135 square inches, what is the height of the triangle?
Answer by jsmallt9(3758)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
For triangles:

We have been given the values for A and b. Substituting these values into the equation:

Now solve for h. Dividing by 5:

Multiplying by 2:
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