Question

Solve the word problem.

The height of a triangle with base b and area A is given by the formula h = .

What is the height of a triangle with area 26 cm2 and base 8 cm?

A.
1.625 cm

B.
3.25 cm

C.
3.5 cm

D.
6.5 cm

Answer 1

@itsbribro

Answer 2

@Clongoria2

Answer 3

@Kit_Kat_Nat_<3

Answer 4

@pandagirl811

Answer 5

As much as id love to help, i'm hopeless with triangles. You might want to check out http://www.wolframalpha.com/ though cause thats what i normally go to when i'm stuck.

Answer 6

\[area~A=\frac{ 1 }{ 2 }\times base \times height\]

Answer 7

So the formula you have is h= 1/2bh. You know that A = 26 = 1/2 8 x H. So then you can just solve this to get the height. 1/2 x 8 = 4. 26 / 4 = 6.5. We can check to see if 6.5 = H. A = 1/2bh 8 x 6.5 = 52. 52 / 2 = 26. A = 26

Answer 8

thanks