document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=162702>Question 162702</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if you know the area of a triangle = 60 sq feet and the base is 6ft, what's the height? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Because the area of ANY triangle is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=(1/2)BH<BR>\n" );
document.write( "where<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A is the area<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B is length of the base<BR>\n" );
document.write( "H is the height<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plugging in what we know:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60 = (1/2)(6)H<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solving for H, start by multiplying both sides by 2:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "120 = 6H<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dividing both sides by 6:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20 feet = H (height of triangle)<BR>\n" );
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