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What is the measure of the base of a triangle that has a height of 8 centimeters and an area of 24 square centimeters?

User Seiyria
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The base is 6.
The formula is a = 1/2 hb.
a = 24
h = 8
24 = 1/2 x 8b
48 = 8b
6 = b
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