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a ships triangular signal flag has a base of 8 inches and an area of 64 square inches.what is the height of the signal flag?

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area of a triangle is 1/2b×h
a=1/2b×h
64=1/2 8×h
64= 4 × h
64÷4=16

Answer: the height is 16 inches

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