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The triangle shown below has an area of 24 units^2 squared. Find the missing side.

The triangle shown below has an area of 24 units^2 squared. Find the missing side-example-1
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Answer:

x = 6

Explanation:

The area of a triangle is given by

A = 1/2 bh where b is the base and h is the height

24 = 1/2 (8)x

24 = 4x

Divide each side by 4

24/4 = 4x/4

6 =x

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