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The area of a triangle is 48 square inches, and its height is 16 inches. Find the base

of the triangle.

User Luchs
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Answer:

384

Step-by-step explanation:

Area of a triangle is 1/2 base times height 48 x 16 = 768, 768 divided by 2 = 384

User Harshveer Singh
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Answer:

b = 6

Step-by-step explanation:

Area of a triangle = 1/2bh given A = 4; h = 16

48 = 1/2(b)(16)

48 = 8b

48/8 = b

6 = b

User Meugiwara
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