SOLUTION: Area of a triangle with base b and height h a=1/2 bh, for b

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Question 374816: Area of a triangle with base b and height h
a=1/2 bh, for b
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Area of a triangle with base b and height h
a=1/2 bh, for b
Solution : a = 1/2 bh
multiply both sides by 2
2a = 2*1/2 bh
2a= bh (since 2 * 1/2 = 1)
now divide both sides by h
2a/h = bh/h
2a/h = b
so b = 2a/h This is the final answer