The area of a triangular block is 25 square inches. If the base of the triangle is twice the height, how long are the base and the height of the triangle?

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Thatsjoke · Answer 1 · 2019-01-31T09:39:54+0000

Area of a triangle = 1/2 * base * height
So here we have
25 = 1/2 * b * h
b = 2h so
25 = 1/2 * 2h * h
25 = h^2
h = 5

Answer : height = 5 inches and the base = 10 inches.

The area of a triangular block is 25 square inches. If the base of the triangle is twice the height, how long are the base and the height of the triangle?

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