SOLUTION: a triangle has area of 100m2 and height 10m what is base of corresponding sides

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Question 838159: a triangle has area of 100m2 and height 10m what is base of corresponding sides
Answer by KMST(5328) About Me  (Show Source):
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For a triangle, you can take any of the 3 sides as a base.
We also use the word base to mean the length of that base, and the distance from that base to the opposite vertex is the height.
Then, area=base%2Aheight%2F2 .
So, in this problem, measuring the lengths (base and height) in meters, and the area in square meters,
100=10%2Aheight%2F2 --> 100%2A2=10%2Aheight --> 100%2A2%2F10=height
So highlight%28height=20m%29 .