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The area of a triangle is 24 square meters. The height of the triangle is 6 meters. What is the length of the triangle's base?

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The base is 8 meters long
User Joe G Joseph
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Answer:

the base is 8 units long

Explanation:

area of triangle=1/2 times base times height

given that area=24 and height=6

24=1/2 times base times 6

24=1/2 times 6 times base

24=3 times base

divide both sides by 3

8=base

the base is 8 units long

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