SOLUTION: a triangular traffic Island has a base half as long as its height. Find the base and the heightif the Island has an area of 64m^2

Question 234705: a triangular traffic Island has a base half as long as its height. Find the base and the heightif the Island has an area of 64m^2
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a triangular traffic Island has a base half as long as its height. Find the base and the heightif the Island has an area of 64m^2
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b = h/2
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A = (1/2)b*h
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64 = (1/2)(h/2)h
64 = (h/2)^2
h/2 = 8
h = 16 meters
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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