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The area of the triangle below is 17.39 square inches. What is the length of the base?

The area of the triangle below is 17.39 square inches. What is the length of the base-example-1
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Using the formula of the area of the triangle, we have:

A=b*h/2 (A:area, b: base, h: height)

17.39= b*(3.7)/2 (Replacing)

17.39= b*1.85 (Dividing)

17.39/1.85 = b (Dividing by 1.85 on both sides of the equation)

9.4= b (Dividing)

The answer is 9.4

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