SOLUTION: The area of a triangle is 102m2. The base of the triangle is 17m. What is the height of the triangle?

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Question 255572: The area of a triangle is 102m2. The base of the triangle is 17m. What is the height of the triangle?
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The area of a triangle is 102m2. The base of the triangle is 17m. What is the height of the triangle?
A=(1/2)bh
102=(1/2)(17)h plug in values
204=17h got rid of 1/2 by multiplying both sides by 2
12=h
height is 12m

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