Question

The area lf the triangle is 2/5.The height is 6/5, what is the base, in fraction form?

Answer 1

Answer:

The base is 2/3.

Step-by-step explanation:

Recall that the area of a triangle of base b and height h is given by:

A = (1/2)(base)(height).  If we solve this for (base), we get  2A/(height).

Here, (base) =

2(2/5)       4/5

----------- = ------- = 4/6 = 2/3 (answer)

    6/5        6/5

Answer 2

Answer:

b = $\frac{2}{3}$

Step-by-step explanation:

The formula for the area of a triangle is $\frac{b*h}{2}$. We fill in what we know.

$\frac{2}{5}$ = $\frac{b*(6/5)}{2}$ --- filled in info

0.4 = $\frac{1.2b}{2}$ --- convert fractions to decimal

0.4 = 0.6b --- simplify fractions

b = 0.6666666... --- divide both sides by 0.6

b = $\frac{2}{3}$ --- convert to fraction