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21 April, 08:43

The height of a triangle is 6 times its base. The area of the triangle is 192 square

centimeters. Find the base and the height of the triangle.

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  1. 21 April, 09:01
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    base: 8 cm

    height: 48cm

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Let the base of the triangle = b.

    You know that the formula for the area of a triangle is 1/2 (b) (h), where b is the base and h is the height. So just substitute:

    1/2 (b) (h) = 192 replace the height with 6b, because it is 6 times the base

    1/2 (b) (6b) = 192

    1/2 (6b^2) = 192 multiply both sides by 2 to remove the 1/2

    6b^2 = 384 now divide both sides by 6 to remove the 6

    b^2 = 64

    b = 8

    6 (8) = 48 = height
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