Question

If the area of a triangle is 50 square feet, and the base is 5 feet, then that means that the height is

Answer 1

The area of the triangle = 1/2 b x h

A = 50 feet square

b = 5 feet

h = ?

50 = 1/2 x 5 x h

5/ 2 h = 50

5h = 50 x 2

5h = 100

h = 100/5

h= 20 feet