Question

triangle has an area of 230.86 square inches. The height of the triangle is 23.8 inches. What is the length of the base of the triangle?

Answer 1

19.4 inches

Explanation:

Area of the traingle = 230.86 sq. inches

Height of the triangle = 23.8 sq. inches

We have,

Area of the triangle = 1/2bh

where,

b = base of the traingle

h = height of the triangle

Now, substituting the given info we get,

230.86 = 1/2b (23.8)

230.86 × 2/23.8 = b

b = 19.4

So, the base of the triangle is 19.4 inches