SOLUTION: if the area of a triangle is 60 sq m and the base is 20 m, what is the altitude h. ISBN 0-13-073784-4

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Question 167885: if the area of a triangle is 60 sq m and the base is 20 m, what is the altitude h. ISBN 0-13-073784-4
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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if the area of a triangle is 60 sq m and the base is 20 m, what is the altitude h.
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For any triangle,
area = (1/2)bh
where
b is length of base
h is height
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Plug in what was given into:
area = (1/2)bh
60 = (1/2)(20)h
solve for h:
60 = (1/2)(20)h
60 = (10)h
6 m = h (altitude)