SOLUTION: the area of a triangle is 48 inches squared and its base is 6 inches. What is the height?
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Question 314587: the area of a triangle is 48 inches squared and its base is 6 inches. What is the height?
Answer by eshomali(33) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Height is 4 inches.
consider: B/2*H = Area
you already have the area, so plug the other numbers in:
6/2*H=48
divide and you get H=16
then squareroot 16 because the area was 46 in squared, and you get 4!
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