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(05.05 MC) The area of a triangle is 24 square inches. What is the height of the triangle if the base length is 8 inches?

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height: 6

formula: 1/2bh

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User Olsli
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For this case we have that by definition, the area of a triangle is given by:


A = \frac {1} {2} b * h

Where:

b: It's the base

h: It's the height

They tell us as data that:


A = 24 \ in ^ 2\\b = 8in

Substituting the data and clearing the height:


24 = \frac {1} {2} 8 * h\\24 = 4h\\h = \frac {24} {4}\\h = 6

So, the height of the triangle is 6in

Answer:


h = 6in

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