The area of a triangle is 84 CM2. find the altitude corresponding to the side measuring 14 cm?

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Hai Feng Kao · Answer 1 · 2022-08-14T11:37:24+0000

Answer:

12 cm

Explanation:

The area (A) of a triangle is calculated as

A =
(1)/(2) bh ( b is the base and h the altitude )

Here A = 84 and b = 14 , then

(1)/(2) × 14 × h = 84

7h = 84 ( divide both sides by 7 )

h = 12

The altitude is 12 cm