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The area of a triangle is 64 m² and its height is 16 m find the length of its base,

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Answer:

8m

Explanation:

The area of a triangle is calculated by multiplying the base by the height and then dividing the answer by 2.

A = bh/2

We can use this as a formula to find the base by substituting in the given values:

64 = 16b/2

Multiplying both sides by 2 will get rid of the fraction and isolate the b term:

64x2 = 16b/2 x2

128 = 16b

Finally we divide both sides by 16:

128/16 = 16b/16

8=b

The base is 8m.

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