SOLUTION: The base of a triangle is one half as long as its height. If the area of the triangle is 144 square meters, find its height.
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Question 958806: The base of a triangle is one half as long as its height. If the area of the triangle is 144 square meters, find its height.
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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A=area=144 sq m; h=height; b=base=1/2h
Substitute for b
Multiply each side by 4.
Find the square root of each side.
ANSWER The height is 24 meters.
CHECK:
b=1/2h=1/2(24m)=12m the base is 12 meters
A=1/2bh
144 sq m=(1/2)(12m)(24m)
144 sq m=144 sq m
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