SOLUTION: The base of a triangle is 8 cm. What height will make the area greater than 32 cm^2?

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Question 1134785: The base of a triangle is 8 cm. What height will make the area greater than 32 cm^2?
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, MathLover1:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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The base of a triangle is 8 cm. What height will make the area greater than 32 cm^2?
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Area = b*h/2
8*h/2 > 32

Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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The base of a triangle is b=8cm.
What height h will make the area greater than 32cm%5E2?
the area is A=bh%2F2
%288cm%2Ah%29%2F2%3E32cm%5E2
4cm%2Ah%3E32cm%5E2
h%3E32cm%5E2%2F4cm
h%3E8cm

check the area if h=9cm
A=%288cm%2A9cm%29%2F2
A=72cm%5E2%2F2
A=36cm%5E2 which is greater than 32cm%5E2