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Question 876686: area of triangle is 81 cm square the measure of height is half of the base what is the measure of triangle base
Answer by edjones(8007)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a=b/2
A=ab/2=81
(b/2 * b)/2 = 81
b^2/2=81
b^2=162
b=9sqrt(2)
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Ed

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