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
ithink its c im not sure tho

Answer 1

use formula base*height*area
height*8=26
height=26/8=3.25

Answer 2

woops i meant base*height=area

Answer 3

D.

The formula is A = 1/2 x b x h
So h = 2 x A /b
h = 2 x 26 / 8
h = 52 / 8
h = 6.5 cm

Answer 4

is it c or d i thought it was c..

Answer 5

The area of a triangle is given as a half multiplied by the base by the height.
That means that A = 0.5 x h x b
Therefore my above working is correct. The first response didn't take the half into account.