Question

The area of the triangle below is 3/40


square meters. What is the length of the base? Express your answer as a fraction in simplest form.

Answer 1

Answer:

b = 3/4

Step-by-step explanation:

The area of a triangle is given by

A = 1/2 bh

3/ 40 = 1/2 b ( 1/5)

Multiply

3/40 = 1/10 b

Multiply each side by 10

10 *3/40 = 10* 1/10 b

3/4 = b