Question

The area of an isosceles triangle is 52 square inches. The height is 8 in. What is the length of the base?

Answer 1

base = 13 in

Explanation:

The area (A) of a triangle is calculated as

A =
`(1)/(2)` bh ( b is the base and h the height )

Here A = 52 and h = 8 , then

`(1)/(2)` b × 8 = 52

4b = 52 ( divide both sides by 4 )

b = 13