document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=656458>Question 656458</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The area of a triangle is 1/2 the base times the hight. If the height of a triangle is 3 cm and the area is 24 sq. cm, then what is one-half the length of the base of the triangle? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #409517 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Shana-D77><B>Shana-D77(132)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Shana-D77><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=Shana-D77><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=409517\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The area of a triangle is found by A = (1/2)bh.  A better way to look at this may be: A = (b*h)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, we start there and then just plug in the given values h=3 cm and A=24:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = (b*h)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24 = (b*3)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24 = 3b/2  (just cleaned it up a bit)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To get rid of that pesky /2, let's multiply both sides by 2:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48 = 3b  (see, no more bad fractions! :)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16 = b (divided both sides by 3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So if base = 16, then 1/2 of the base is 8.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Question: Why were you asked for 1/2 the base? </SPAN>\n" );
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