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What is the base if the height is 6ft and the area is 14 ft on a triangle ​

User Luc VdV
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Answer:

b = 4.66666667

Explanation:

The equation for finding the area of a triangle is

0.5b x h = a

b = base

h = height

a = area

So I calculated 14 divided by 6

And got 2.3333333

And since that number is half of the base, I multiplied it by 2

2.333 x 2 ≈ 4.66666667

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