SOLUTION: May you please help me with this question and explain it thank you. A triangle has an area of 15 cm² and the base of 5 cm. If a circle drawn with the diameter equal to the length o

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Question 891774: May you please help me with this question and explain it thank you. A triangle has an area of 15 cm² and the base of 5 cm. If a circle drawn with the diameter equal to the length of the triangles height, what is the area of the circle?
A 6 pie centimeter squared
B 9 pie centimeter squared
C 12. Pie centimeter squared
D 18 pie centimeter squared
E 36 pie centimeter squared

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A triangle has an area of 15 cm² and the base of 5 cm. If a circle drawn with the diameter equal to the length of the triangles height, what is the area of the circle?
A 6 pie centimeter squared
B 9 pie centimeter squared
C 12. Pie centimeter squared
D 18 pie centimeter squared
E 36 pie centimeter squared
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Area = b*h/2
Use that to find the height.
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Then find the area of the circle.
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PS It's the Greek letter pi, not the dessert pie.
pi
See that?