<PRE><B>Question 309637</B>
Hello, 
We know the formula for the area of a triangle is A=1/2BH so we can plug in the values known:(Hint: let x be the height and 1/3(x) be the base)
24=1/2(x)(1/3)x Rewrite this as:
24=1/6x^2  Multiply both sides by 6 to get:
144=x^2 Square root both sides to get:
x=12
So now we know the height is 12 meters and the base is 4 meters. 
Plug these into the formula and it works. 
Make sense?
RJ
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