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The area of a triangle is 10 square inches and its height is 5 inches find the base
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The area of a triangle is 10 square inches and its height is 5 inches find the base

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10 x 2 = 20
20 / 5 = 4

Therefore, 4in is the base of the triangle.
User Domshyra
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Hello!

The formula for the area of a triangle is a=1/2bh. Our area is 10. This means that it was half of 20. 20/5 is 4.

The basis is is four square inches.

Hope this helps!
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