SOLUTION: if you know the area of a triangle = 60 sq feet and the base is 6ft, what's the height?

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Question 162702: if you know the area of a triangle = 60 sq feet and the base is 6ft, what's the height?
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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if you know the area of a triangle = 60 sq feet and the base is 6ft, what's the height?
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Because the area of ANY triangle is:
A=(1/2)BH
where
A is the area
B is length of the base
H is the height
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Plugging in what we know:
60 = (1/2)(6)H
Solving for H, start by multiplying both sides by 2:
120 = 6H
Dividing both sides by 6:
20 feet = H (height of triangle)