10. A triangular pennant has an area of 432 sqm cm. What is its height if the base is 36cm?A. 21 cm.B. 22 cmC. 23 cmD. 24 cm

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James Render · Answer 1 · 2023-02-25T13:36:56+0000

Given:

A triangular pennant has an area of 432 sq cm

Required:

We need to find the height if base is 36 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

Area of triangle is

where h is height and b is base

base b is 36 cm

and area A is 432 sq cm

Substitute all the values

$\begin{gathered} 432=(1)/(2)*36h \\ \\ 864=36h \\ h=(864)/(32)=24\text{ cm} \end{gathered}$

Final answer:

The height h is 24 cm