SOLUTION: A Triangle has a base that is six times the length of its height. If the area of the triangle is 192 cm^2, find the height and length of the base (showing your reasoning)

Question 874289: A Triangle has a base that is six times the length of its height.
If the area of the triangle is 192 cm^2, find the height and length of the base (showing your reasoning)
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A Triangle has a base that is six times the length of its height.
If the area of the triangle is 192 cm^2, find the height and length of the base
area of triangle = 1/2 * b *h
b= 6h
192= 1/2 * h * 6h
192=3h^2
/3
192/3=h^2
64=h^2
h= +/-8
ignore negative
h= 8 cm
and base = 6h = 48cm
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