Question

A triangular garden with an area of 48 yards is planted outside of a school. If the garden has a height of 18 yards, what is the length of the base of the garden?

Answer 1

Answer:

5.33 yards

Explanation:

The area of a triangle can be calculated as:

$\text{Area = }\frac{Base\times Height}{2}$

We know the area and the height, so we can replace these values and get:

$48=\frac{Base\times18}{2}$

So, solving for the base, we get:

$\begin{gathered} 48\times2=\frac{Base\times18}{2}\times2 \\ 96=Base\times18 \\ \frac{96}{18}=\frac{Base\times18}{18} \\ 5.33=\text{Base} \end{gathered}$

Therefore, the length of the base of the garden is 5.33 yards