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what is the lenght of a triangle that has a height of 4 and an area of 32 ft. What is the lenght of the base

User Felix A J
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plug in the answers:
a=1/2 base x height
32=1/2 base x 4

solve it like a two step equation

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A=1/2bh
h=4
a=32
32=1/2b4
32=2b
divide both sides by 2
16=b
legnth of base is 16ft
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