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A triangle has an area of 136 square yards and a height of 16 yards. What is the length of the base? ___ yards

User Hong Ooi
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Answer:

The base of triangle is 17 yards.

Explanation:

Given that the formula of area of triangle is, Area = 1/2×base×height. The question has given us the value of area and height so we just have to substitite the values into the formula :


area = (1)/(2) * base * height

Let area be 136 yards²,

Let base be b yards,

Let height be 16 yards,


136 = (1)/(2) * b * 16


136 = 8 * b


8b = 136


8b / 8 = 136 / 8


b = 17 \: yards

User Saurabh Garg
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Answer:17

Step-by-step explanation: 16*17/2=136

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