Question

"A triangle has a base of 15 inches and an area of 82.5 square inches. What is the height of the triangle?" Please help with this, also show your work please.

Answer 1

A = 1/2 bh

82.5 = 1/2(15)h
82.5 = 7.5h
82.5/7.5 = h
11 = h

Hope this helps :)

Answer 2

Triangle Area = (base * height) / 2
82.5 = (15 / 2) * height
height = 82.5 / 7.5
height = 165 / 5
height = 11 inches