SOLUTION: A triangle has the same area and base as a rectangle. If the rectangle height is 6 cm,then what is the triangle height?

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Question 277477: A triangle has the same area and base as a rectangle. If the rectangle height is 6 cm,then what is the triangle height?
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A triangle has the same area and base as a rectangle. If the rectangle height is 6 cm,then what is the triangle height?
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Let x = triangle height
Triangle area = rectangle area
1%2F2b*x = 6b
multiply both sides by 2:
bx = 12b
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Divide both sides by b
x = 12 cm is the triangle height