SOLUTION: If the area of a triangle is 125 mē and the base width equals 25 m. What is the height of the triangle.

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Question 1513: If the area of a triangle is 125 mē and the base width equals 25 m. What is the height of the triangle.
Answer by usyim88hk(158) About Me  (Show Source):
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Lets look at the formula to get the area of a triangle
A = (1/2)BH
whcih is also known as "The area of a triangle is equal to half of base times height
So now we could plug in the data we have into the equation
125 = (1/2)25H
250 = 25H
H = 10
So the height is 10m