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The area of the triangle below is 14.96 square inches. What is the length of the base?

The area of the triangle below is 14.96 square inches. What is the length of the base-example-1
User Ken Lyon
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Answer:

6.8

Explanation:

To find the area of a triangle you have to do (bxh)÷2 the height is 4.4 and the area is 14.96. To find the base we have to go backwards we can multiply 14.96 x 2= 29.92

then we divide that by the height

29.92 ÷ 4.4= 6.8

User Malhaar Punjabi
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Answer:

base = 6.8 in

Explanation:

area of triangle = 1/2 base height

where height = 4.4 in

area = 14.96 in²

plugin values into the formula

14.96 = 1/2 base (4.4)

base = 14.96 (2)

4.4

base = 6.8 in

User Shiree
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