Question

The base of a triangle is four times its height. If the area of the triangle is 242 square millimeters, find its base and height.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

the area of a triangle is (1/2)bh where b is the base and h is the height

the base of this triangle is 4 times the height, so b = 4h

plugging this into the formula, area = (1/2)(4h)(h) = 242
solve for h

once you have h, b = 4h, so multiply h by 4 to get b