SOLUTION: the hieght of a triangle is half the length its base. the area of the triangle is 12.25 cm.what is the hieght.i was absent the day my teacher was teaching it and now she is absent.
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: the hieght of a triangle is half the length its base. the area of the triangle is 12.25 cm.what is the hieght.i was absent the day my teacher was teaching it and now she is absent.please show me what i need to do This question is from textbook pre-algebra
You can put this solution on YOUR website! area=bh/2
height=b/2
12.25=(b*b/2)/2
12.25=(b^2/2)*1/2
12.25=b^2/4 cross multiply.
b^2=49
b=sqrt49
b=7 answer for the base.
12.25=7h/2
7h=25
h=25/7 answer for the height.
proof
12.25=(7*25/7)/2
12.25=25/2
12.25=12.25
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