Question

a triangle has an area of 230. 86 square inches. The height of the triangle is 23.8 inches. What is the length of the base of the triangle?

Answer 1

Given;
Area of the traingle = 230.86 sq. inches
Height of the triangle = 23.8 sq. inches

We have,
Area of the triangle =
`(1)/(2) bh`
where,
b = base of the traingle
h = height of the triangle
Now,
Substituting the given info. we get,

`230.86 = (1)/(2) ~ b~(23.8)`


`(230.86 ~*~2)/(23.8) = b`


`b = 19.4`

So, the base of the triangle is 19.4 inches