Question

The Area of this triangle is 200ft ^2. What does x have to be.

Base of triangle= 5x ft.
Height of triangle = 12 ft.

Answer 1

X=2.
Area for a triangle is .5(bh)
.5(5(2))*12=200.

Answer 2

Area = 1/2 (5x) (12)

1/2 (5x) (12) = 200

30x = 200

x = 20/3 <==== value of x