SOLUTION: If the area a of a triangle is 60 sq m and the base is 20 m what is the altitude

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Question 234189: If the area a of a triangle is 60 sq m and the base is 20 m what is the altitude
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Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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If the area a of a triangle is 60 sq m and the base is 20 m what is the altitude
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Area = (1/2)bh
60 = (1/2)*20h
60 = 10h
h = 6 meters
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Cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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The area of a triangle can be found according to the formula:



Where is the area, is the measure of the base, and is the measure of the height (or altitude).

So, to find the altitude given the Area and the measure of the base:



Plug in what you know and do the arithmetic.


John