document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=224568>Question 224568</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The area of a triangle is 42cm squared.  If one base is 12cm, what is the height relative to that base? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #167762 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drj><B>drj(1380)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drj><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=drj><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=167762\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The area of a triangle is 42cm squared.  If one base is 12cm, what is the height relative to that base?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1.  Area A of a triangle is given as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=bh%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=bh%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where b is the base and h is the height.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2.  Then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=42=12h%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=42=12h%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3.  Solving for h yields the following steps\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide by 6 to both sides of the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=42=6h ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"42=6h\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=42%2F6=6h%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"42%2F6=6h%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=h=7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"h=7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 4.  ANSWER:  The height is 7 cm.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope the above steps were helpful.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Dr J\r<BR>\n" );
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