Question

a triangle has a height of 15 inches, and an area of 120 inches squared. What is the length?? Please help!! I know that it's late, but this was due today!

Answer 1

area of triangle = (1/2) (base) (height) plug in what you know
120 = (1/2) (base) (15) solve for base

Answer 2

so base = 120 * 2 / 15

Answer 3

I need the length... what does this mean? Sorry- I am a 4th grader- I got put in stupid advanced math

Answer 4

length is a side, base is the side where the height comes from, which is what your teacher was probably asking for :)

Answer 5

So it would be 16?

Answer 6

yes :)

Answer 7

Thank you!!!!!!!

Answer 8

your welcome :)