Question

Ravi is making a small sign in the shape of a triangle for her store. He wants the height of the triangle to be 4 inches. The area of the sign must be more than 16 square inches. (The sign Has to be seen from the sidewalk) write an inequality that describes the possible base lengths (in inches) of a triangle. Use b for the base length of a triangular sign

Answer 1

`\begin{gathered} The\text{ area of a traingle is given by the following formula:} \\ A\text{ = }(1)/(2)b*h \\ But\text{ A must be bigger that 16 inches and h=4.} \\ 2b>16 \\ b>8 \end{gathered}`

Answer: b >8