SOLUTION: find the height of a triangle with the area 85 1/3ft2 and base 10 2/3 ft?

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Question 401543: find the height of a triangle with the area 85 1/3ft2 and base 10 2/3 ft?
Answer by Tatiana_Stebko(1539) About Me  (Show Source):
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The area of a triangle is A=%281%2F2%29%2Ah%2Ab
A=85 1/3=256/3ft2, base b=10 2/3=32/3 ft, put in formula
256%2F3=%281%2F2%29%2Ah%2A%2832%2F3%29multiply both sides by 3
256=16h
h=256%2F16
h=16ft is the height of a triangle