document.write( "Question 1138608: The area of a triangle is 48cm. If the base of this triangle is 12cm, what is the length of altitude to this base? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The area of a triangle is \"A=%281%2F2%29b%2Ah\" where \"b\" is base and \"h\" altitude to the base \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the area of a triangle is \"48cm%5E2\", we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%281%2F2%29b%2Ah=48cm%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the base of this triangle is \"12cm\", we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%281%2F2%2912cm%2Ah=48cm%5E2\".....solve for \"h\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"6cm%2Ah=48cm%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"h=48cm%5E2%2F6cm\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"h=8cm\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "answer: the length of altitude to this base is \"8cm\"\r
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