SOLUTION: The base of a triangle is one-third as long as its height. If the area of the triangle is 24 square meters, how long is its base?

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Question 316709: The base of a triangle is one-third as long as its height. If the area of the triangle is 24 square meters, how long is its base?
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Triangle area is base times height divided by 2. Let represent the measure of the base then must represent the height.







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John