Question

Find the height of a triangle having a base of 13" and an area of 32.5 square inches.
in²

Answer 1

height = 5 inches

Explanation:

the area (A) of a triangle is calculated as

A =
`(1)/(2)` bh ( b is the base and h the height )

given b = 13 and A = 32.5 , then

`(1)/(2)` × 13 × h = 32.5 ( multiply both sides by 2 to clear the fraction )

13h = 65 ( divide both sides by 13 )

h = 5

that is the height of the triangle is 5 inches