SOLUTION: A landscaping company is laying out a triangular flowerbed. The height of the triangle is 12 ft. What lengths of the base will make the area at least 156 ft.2

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Question 139810: A landscaping company is laying out a triangular flowerbed. The height of the triangle is 12 ft. What lengths of the base will make the area at least 156 ft.2
Answer by jojo14344(1513) About Me  (Show Source):
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Well, based on the formula for an area of a triangle:
A=+%281%2F2%29%28base%29%28height%29
substituting the given, 156ft%5E2=%281%2F2%29%28b%29%2812ft%29
b=%28156ft%5E2%29%282%29%2F12ft
=26feet
this should be the length of the base
Thank you,
jojo