SOLUTION: A triangle has an area of 72in squared. It has a height of 9 inches, what is the base?

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Question 99803: A triangle has an area of 72in squared. It has a height of 9 inches, what is the base?
Answer by doukungfoo(195)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
ok the area of a triangle is equal to 1/2 times base times height

or

Given: area is 72 in squared
Given: height is 9 inches
Now plug in the given information and solve for base


multiply both sides of the equal sign by 2


now divide both sides of the eual sign by 9


So the base is 16 inches
Check answer using the original equation
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