SOLUTION: In a triangle whose area is 63 in2, the base has a length of 6 in. Find the length of the corresponding altitude in inches.

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Question 1194218: In a triangle whose area is 63 in2, the base has a length of 6 in. Find the length of the corresponding altitude in inches.
Answer by ikleyn(52754) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use the formula for the area of a triangle

    a = %281%2F2%29%2Ab%2Ah.


It gives

    63 = %281%2F2%29%2A6%2Ah,

    126 = 6h

      h = 126/6 = 21.


ANSWER.  The altitude is 21 inches long.

Solved.