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Chapter 3: Q. 3.71 (page 358)

The area of a triangular painting is 126 square inches. The base is 18 inches. What is the height?

Short Answer

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The height of the triangle is 14.

Step by step solution

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step  1. Given information

Given the area of the triangle is 126 square inches.

The base is 18 inches.

The height is x inches.

02

step 2. Area formula

The area of the triangle is =12bh.=12bh

03

step 3.The solution

126=12(18×x)126×2=(18×x)x=126×218x=14

The height of the height of the triangle is 14 feet.

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