SOLUTION: if the base of a rectangle is 24.3cm and the area is580.77cm what is the height of the rectangle?

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Question 429751: if the base of a rectangle is 24.3cm and the area is580.77cm what is the height of the rectangle?
Answer by nerdybill(7384)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
if the base of a rectangle is 24.3cm and the area is580.77cm what is the height of the rectangle?
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Since area of any triangle is
(1/2)bh
where
b is base
h is height
.
so, our equation is:
(1/2)(24.3)h = 580.77
(24.3)h = 1161.54
h = 47.8 cm

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