SOLUTION: If the area of a triangle is 15 cm sqaured, and the base is 2 cm, then what is the height?

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Question 843926: If the area of a triangle is 15 cm sqaured, and the base is 2 cm, then what is the height?
Answer by finly36(7) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Area of a triangle is .5(half) (Base * Height)
A=15 cm
B=2 cm
what divided by 2 = 15?
30
30/2=15
so your height is 15
your area and height are the same in this problem.
.5(2*15)=15cm
Hope This helped :)
sincerely finly36