SOLUTION: find the length of the base of a triangle if the area of the triangle is 82 sq cm and the hight is 4 cm

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Question 378067: find the length of the base of a triangle if the area of the triangle is 82 sq cm and the hight is 4 cm
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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Using the area of a triangle:
1%2F2+%2A+bh+=+82+cm%5E2
bh+=+164+cm%5E2
Replacing h = 4 cm, we have b = 41 cm.