Question

What is the height of a triangle with area 144 m2 and a base
of 24 m?

Answer 1

The height is 12 meters

Explanation:

The area of a triangle is given by

A = 1/2 bh where b is the base and h is the height

144 = 1/2 (24)h

144 =12h

Divide each side by 12

144/12 = 12h/12

12 =h

The height is 12 meters