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4. The area of a triangle measures 54 in? The height of the triangle is 18 inches. What is the base of the triangle? Base =

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The area of a triangle is computed as follows:


A=(b\cdot h)/(2)

where b is the base, and h is the height

Replacing with A = 54, h = 18, and solving for b, we get:


\begin{gathered} 54=(b\cdot18)/(2) \\ 54\cdot2=b\cdot18 \\ (108)/(18)=b \\ 6=b \end{gathered}

The base of the triangle is 6 in

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