SOLUTION: how do you find the base of a triangle when you have the height and area?? the height is 15in. the area is 120in squared

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Question 548410: how do you find the base of a triangle when you have the height and area??
the height is 15in.
the area is 120in squared
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You start with thr formula for the area of a triangle:
A+=+%281%2F2%29b%2Ah Then you solve this for b, the base:
b+=+2A%2Fh and finally, you substitute the give values of A (120) and h (15).
b+=+2%28120%29%2F15
b+=+16inches.