SOLUTION: The height of a triangle is four times the length of the base. Find the base and height of the triangle if the area is 18 square inches.
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Question 123780: The height of a triangle is four times the length of the base. Find the base and height of the triangle if the area is 18 square inches. Found 2 solutions by checkley71, MathLover1:Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! a=bh/2
a=b*4b/2
18=4b^2/2
36=4b^2
36/4=b^2
9=b^2
3=b answer.
4*3=12 for the height.
proof
18=3*4*3/2
18=36/2
18=18
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the base:
the area is
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