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The area of a triangle is 24 sq. inches. If the base of the triangle is 6 inches, what is its height?

User Xeelley
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Area of triangle = 0.5 base height


24 = 0.5 x 6 height

height = 8 inches
User Nucleons
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Answer: 8inches

Explanation:

First we have to know the formula for the area of a triangle

A = (1/2)bh

Where

b = base

h = height

That's half of the base multiplied by the height

Are now we make the height the subject of formula since that's what we are looking for

Multiply both sides by 2

2A = 2((1/2)bh) =bh

divided both sides by b

2A/b = h

h = 2A/b

So we both the value of the A and b in the equation

h = 2(24)/6 = 2(4) = 8inches

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