document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=602303>Question 602303</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A triangle with an area of 120 cm2 has a height of 10 cm. What is the triangle's base measurement? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Since we know area of a triangle is defined as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "area = (1/2)bh<BR>\n" );
document.write( "where<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b is the length of the base<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h is the height<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From the information provided by the problem, we get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "120 =  (1/2)b(10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "120 =  b(5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "120/5 =  b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24 cm = b (base) </SPAN>\n" );
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