Question

How does the height of the triangle compare to the height of the rectangle

Answer 1

The triangle's height must be 3 times that of the rectangle for the areas to be the same.

For a triangle, A = (1/3)bh
For a rectangle, A = bh

If we let h represent the height of the rectangle and H represent the height of the triangle, we have
.. (1/3)bH = A = bh
.. H = 3h . . . . . . multiply the above equation by 3/b