SOLUTION: Area of a triangle A = .18 b = x h = x solve? .18 = 1/2 x (x) x (x)

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Question 403168: Area of a triangle A = .18
b = x
h = x
solve? .18 = 1/2 x (x) x (x)
Answer by sofiyac(983) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A=%281%2F2%29bh so if b and h are both x then you plug in x instead
.18=%281%2F2%29x%2Ax
.18=%281%2F2%29x%5E2 mulitply each side by 2
.36=x%5E2 now take a square root of each side
0.6=x