Question

The triangle shown below has an area of 24 units^2 squared. Find the missing side.

Answer 1

Answer:

x = 6

Step-by-step explanation:

The area of a triangle is given by

A = 1/2 bh where b is the base and h is the height

24 = 1/2 (8)x

24 = 4x

Divide each side by 4

24/4 = 4x/4

6 =x