Question

The area of a triangle is 30cm and its base is 10cm. What is the height, in cm, of the triangle

Answer 1

6cm

Explanation:

bh divided by 2 if you multiply 10 x 6

you get 60 then divide 60 by 2 which gives you back the area 30

Answer 2

Answer: 6cm

Explanation:

Area of a triangle is 1/2bh

B= base

H= height

Area = 30cm

Substitute the values into the formula

Area= 1/2bh

30=1/2×10×h

30=5h

H=30/5

H= 6cm

Height of the triangle is 6cm