Question

the area of a triangular sign is 96 ft^2 (96 ft squared). if the base of the sign is 16 feet, what is the height of the sign?

Answer 1

The height of the triangle is 12 feet.

Explanation:

The area of a triangle is A = 1/2(b * h).

1/2(b * h) = A

b * h = 2A

h = 2A/b

Now substitute in the variables.

h = 2(96)/(16)

h = 192/16

h = 12