document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=294633>Question 294633</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the area of a triangle whose height is half of its base of 16 inches<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #212420 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=TakeishaM><B>TakeishaM(13)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-06.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=TakeishaM><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=212420\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the problem says the height is half the base. The base is 16 so half of that is 8. This means the height is 8.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The formula to find the area of a triangle is A = (1/2) x base x height\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now plug in the information you know.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A = (1/2) x 16 x 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 64 inches </SPAN>\n" );
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