Question

A landscaping company is laying out a triangular flower bed. The height of the triangle is 16 ft What lengths of the base will make the area at least 272 ft The base must be at least ft.

Answer 1

The length of the base can be determined as,

`\begin{gathered} A=(1)/(2)* b* h \\ 272\text{ ft=}(1)/(2)* b*16\text{ ft} \\ b=34\text{ ft.} \end{gathered}`

Thus, the required base must be at least 34 ft.