SOLUTION: The area of a triangle is 36 squared you have to find the base and the height. How do you find it?

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Question 378207: The area of a triangle is 36 squared you have to find the base and the height. How do you find it?
Answer by nyc_function(2741) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Area = 1/2 times base times height or for short A = (1/2)bh.

36 = (1/2)(b)(h)
To find the base and height, we need to know at least the base or height.
There is missing information here.

Understand?