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The area of a triangular sign is 36 ft.². If the base of the sign is 12 feet, what is the height of the sign?

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Answer:

The height of the sign is 6 feet.

Explanation:

Area of triangle is base times height divided by 2 ( b x h ÷ 2 ), so we just rearrange that.

A =
(bh)/(2)

36 = 12 x h ÷ 2

36 x 2 = 12 x h

72 = 12 x h

72 ÷ 12 = h

6 = h

h = 6

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