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HURRY I GOT 24 HOURS FOR THIS PLEASE HURRY!!!!!!

The area of the triangle below is 25/24

square inches. What is the length of the base? Express your answer as a fraction in simplest form.

HURRY I GOT 24 HOURS FOR THIS PLEASE HURRY!!!!!! The area of the triangle below is-example-1
User Himani Sharma
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Answer:

Base is 5/2

Explanation:

lets say that 2x = the base.

25/24 = 2(
(1)/(2)(
(5)/(6))x)


(25)/(24) = 2(
(5)/(12)x)


(25)/(24) =
(5)/(6)x


(25)/(24) times
(6)/(5)= x

5/4 =x

2x = 10/4

2x = 5/2

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