Question

The area of this triangle is 200ft what does x have to be height is 12 feet and base 5x feet

Answer 1

1/2(5x*12)= 200
5x*12=400
5x=33 1/3
x= 6 2/3

Answer 2

x=6.67

Explanation:

We are given that area of triangle is 200 square feet .

Height of triangle =12 feet

Base of triangle =5x feet

We have to find the value of x

We know that area of triangle with base b and height h

Area of triangle =
`(1)/(2)* b* h`

Substitute the values then we get

Area of triangle =
`(1)/(2)* 5x* 12`

`200=30 x`

`x=(200)/(30)`

`x=6.67`

Hence, x=6.67