Question

The area of a triangle is 32 square inches.the height of the triangle is 8 inches. what is the length of the base of the triangle

Answer 1

We apply the formula: A = (h x b)/ 2;
Then, 32 = (8 x b)/2;
64 = 8 x b;
b = 64 ÷ 8;
b = 8 inches (the length of the base of the triangle);