Question

Amelia has a triangular kite with an area of 30 square inches and a height of 6 inches. How long is the base of the kite?

Answer 1

Draw a vertical line to break the kite into two equal triangles with a base of 36 and a height of 15. Use the formula A = 1

2

bh to find the area of each. The sum of the areas is the area of the kite.

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Area of triangle = 0.5 * base * height
30 = 0.5 * 6 * base
30 = 3 * base
so , base = 10 inch