Question

The area of a triangle is found by multiplying half of the measure of its base by its height. The area of the following right triangle is 18 square centimeters.



A. Write and solve an equation to find the value of h. Include all of your work in your answer.

B. In two or more complete sentences, verify your answer using mental math.

Answer 1

Answer:

Please read the answer below.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's solve the questions this way:

A. Volume of a triangle = (base * height)/2

Replacing with the real values, we have:

18 = 6 * (h + 1)/2

36 = 6h + 6

6h = 36 - 6

6h = 30

h = 30/6 = 5 cm ⇒ height = 5 + 1 = 6 cm

B. The area of the triangle is the product of the height. six centimeters and the base, six centimeters divided by two. Then, we have thirty six divided by two that is equal to eighteen square centimeters.