SOLUTION: A triangle with as area of 10 square meters has a base of 4 meters. A similar triangle has a base of 12 meters. What is the height of the larger triangle? 1 solutions

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Question 947839: A triangle with as area of 10 square meters has a base of 4 meters. A similar triangle has a base of 12 meters. What is the height of the larger triangle?
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Small Triangle:
%281%2F2%29%2A4%2Ah=10 using h as the height.
highlight_green%28h=5%29.

Big Triangle:
This is similar to the small triangle, given.
Proportion according to height%2Fbase,
a is the height of this big triangle,
a%2F12=5%2F4

a=%2812%29%285%2F4%29

highlight%28a=15%29