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The area of a triangle is 24 square inches. What is the height of the triangle if the base length is 8 inches? CHOICES 6 inches 8 inches 12 inches 16 inches

The area of a triangle is 24 square inches. What is the height of the triangle if the base length is 8 inches? CHOICES 6 inches 8 inches 12 inches 16 inches
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The area of a triangle is 24 square inches. What is the height of the triangle if the base length is 8 inches?

CHOICES

6 inches

8 inches

12 inches

16 inches

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User Morgan Ball
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6 is the height of the triangle .
The formula for a triangle is 1/2 bh
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User Demitri
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The formula for the area of a ∆ is 1/2bh. So since you already have the area, solve for x.
24=
(1)/(2)(8)x
24=4x
6=x
The missing side is 6 inches long.
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User Siva Gnanam
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