SOLUTION: What is the height of a triangle that has a base of fifteen feet and an area of 60 feet squared?

Algebra.Com
Question 516645: What is the height of a triangle that has a base of fifteen feet and an area of 60 feet squared?
Answer by solver91311(24713)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


The area of a triangle is the measure of the base times the measure of the height divided by 2. So multiply the area by 2 and divide by the measure of the base.


John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
The Out Campaign: Scarlet Letter of Atheism


RELATED QUESTIONS

what is the height of a triangle that has an area of 60 yard squared and a base with a... (answered by TutorDelphia)
A square and an equilateral triangle have the same height. The square has an area of 225... (answered by TimothyLamb)
the base of the sandbox is shaped like a parallelogram. The paraelogram base has an area... (answered by macston)
a wall has an area of 80 squared feet. what is the height of the wall? (answered by checkley77)
the area of a triangle garden is 25 feet squared. the base is twice the height. find the... (answered by TimothyLamb)
What is the volume of a pyramid that has a base with an area of 81 square feet and a... (answered by checkley77)
IF THE AREA OF A TRIANGLE IS 18FT SQUARED AND THE BASE HAS A LENGTH OF 3 FEET,FIND THE... (answered by Cromlix)
the base of a triangle is x feet and the height is (4 + 2x) feet. The area of the... (answered by josgarithmetic)
A rectangle with a base of 11 feet has an area of 143 square feet. What is the height? (answered by sofiyac)