SOLUTION: a triangle has an area of 18 ft^2. list all the possible positive inters that could represent its base and height

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Question 1071549: a triangle has an area of 18 ft^2. list all the possible positive inters that could represent its base and height
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The area of a triangle is +%281%2F2%29bh+, where b=base, and h=height
So +%281%2F2%29bh+=+18+ —> +bh+=+36+
The possible integer combinations of (b,h) are therefore:
(1,36),
(2,18),
(3,12),
(4,9),
(6,6),
(9,4),
(12,3),
(18,2),
(36,1)