Question 4472: The area of a triangle is 80 square feet. find the altitude if the base is 16 feet. Found 2 solutions by granville, guapa:Answer by granville(2) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The area of a triangle is
A = 0.5bh
where b = base and h = height (or altitude). Let's plug in what you are given.
80 = 0.5(16)(h)
80 = 8h
Since 8h = 80, h = 10. So, the height (or altitude) is 10.
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