SOLUTION: can you please help me ? . If a triangle of area 27 cm² has a base of length 9 cm, calculate the height of the triangle to that base. a. 3 cm b. 6 cm

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Question 200179: can you please help me ?
. If a triangle of area 27 cm² has a base of length 9 cm, calculate the height of the triangle to that base.
a. 3 cm
b. 6 cm
c. 9 cm
d. 18 cm
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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The area of a triangle in terms of the measure of the base and the height is:




You know the area and the measure of the base, so substitute those values:



Just solve for . Multiply both sides by 2, then divide both sides by 9.

John