document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=53898>Question 53898</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0134329333/algebrahomeworkh>GEOMETRY BOOK</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I NEED TO FIND THE BASE OF 9IN AND THE HEIGHT OF 2 FT </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #36172 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><B>funmath(2933)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><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=36172\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I think you probably need to find the area (A) of the triangle with a base (b)of 9in. and a height (h) of 2 ft.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The first thing I noticed is that the base is measured in inches and the height is measured in inches.  We need them both to be the same.  12in=1ft, so 2 ft= 24in.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The formula for the area of a triangle is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=1/2(bh)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=1/2(9 in)*(24 in)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=108 in^2 (square inches)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you need it measured in feet A=3/4 ft^2 (square feet)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let me know if you need to see how I got the square feet answer and I'll edit my answer.  It's harder to do it that way---I showed you the easier way.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Happy Calculating!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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