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A triangle has an area of 120 square yards and a height of 12 yards. What is the length of the base?

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Answer: We can use the formula for the area of a triangle:

Area = (1/2) * base * height

where the base is the length of the side of the triangle that is perpendicular to the height. We can rearrange this formula to solve for the base:

base = (2 * Area) / height

Plugging in the values given in the problem, we get:

base = (2 * 120 square yards) / 12 yards

base = 20 yards

Therefore, the length of the base of the triangle is 20 yards.

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