Question

The area of a triangle is 33.6 square inches. If the height of the triangle is 4 inches, what is the length of the base?

b = __ in.

Answer 1

b = 16.8 in

Explanation:

`A=(1)/(2) bh\\\\33.6=(1)/(2) *4b\\\\33.6=2b\\\\b=16.8`

Answer 2

Explanation:

`base = (area * 2)/(h)\\\\ = (33.6*2)/(4)\\\\= 16.8 in`