Question

Base: 5 ft 5 area: 5-ft?

Answer 1

area of the triangle is

`A=(1)/(2)bh`

then solve for h:

`\begin{gathered} 5(5)/(6)=(1)/(2)(5)h \\ (35)/(6)=(5)/(2)h \\ (35)/(6)*(2)/(5)=(5)/(2)*(2)/(5)h \\ h=(70)/(30)=(7)/(3) \\ h=2(1)/(3) \end{gathered}`

answer: h = 2 1/3