SOLUTION: If the area of a triangle is 36 square meters and one of its sides is 9 meters long , explain howyou would go about finding the length of the altitude to the 9 meter side

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Question 587495: If the area of a triangle is 36 square meters and one of its sides is 9 meters long , explain howyou would go about finding the length of the altitude to the 9 meter side
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Multiply the area by 2 and then divide by the measure of the base.

John

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