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If a triangle has a height of 1600 cm and an area of 160 m 2, what would the length of the base be?

If a triangle has a height of 1600 cm and an area of 160 m 2, what would the length-example-1
User Chad Jones
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Remember that

The area of a triangle is given by the formula


A=(1)/(2)bh

where

A=160 m2

h=1600 cm=16 m

substitute in the formula given values


\begin{gathered} 160=(1)/(2)(b)(16) \\ solv\text{e for b} \\ b=(160*2)/(16) \\ \\ b=20\text{ m} \end{gathered}

The answer is option D

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