Question 1138608


The area of a triangle is {{{A=(1/2)b*h}}} where {{{b}}} is base and {{{h}}} altitude to the base 

if the area of a triangle is {{{48cm^2}}}, we have

{{{(1/2)b*h=48cm^2}}}

if the base of this triangle is {{{12cm}}}, we have

{{{(1/2)12cm*h=48cm^2}}}.....solve for {{{h}}}

{{{6cm*h=48cm^2}}}

{{{h=48cm^2/6cm}}}

{{{h=8cm}}}

answer: the length of altitude to this base is {{{8cm}}}