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Find the height of a triangle whose base is 5 inches and area is 12 square inches.

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12 divided by 5. = 2.4 inches
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Answer:

Therefore, Height = 4.8 inches.

Explanation:

Given : A triangle whose base is 5 inches and area is 12 square inches.

To find : Find the height of a triangle.

Solution : we have given

Triangle base = 5 inches.

Area = 12 square in.

We need to find height of the triangle.

Area = * base * height .

Plugging the values .

12 = * 5 * height .

On multiplying both sides by 2

24 = 5 * height .

On dividing both sides by 5.

Height = 4.8 inches.

Therefore, Height = 4.8 inches.

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