Question

The base of a parallelogram and a triangle are the same length, and both figures have the same area. What is true about height of the triangle?

1. It is the same as the parallelogram's height.
2. It is half of the parallelogram's height.
3. It is twice the parallelogram's height.
4. Its height is twice its base.

Answer 1

3

Explanation:

The triangle's area is 1/2 b h, so it would need to be twice as tall to get the same area.