A rectangle and a triangle have the same base measurement and area. how does the height of the triangle compare to the height of

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Mazyrski [523]

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A rectangle and a triangle have the same base measurement and area. how does the height of the triangle compare to the height of

the rectangle?

Mathematics

1 answer:

ratelena [41] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-04T07:35:49+03:00

Answer:

if the area of the rectangle is the same then the height of the triangle would be double that of the rectangle

Step-by-step explanation:

this is because the formula for working out the area of a triangle is base multiplied by height divided by 2 and so will need to be double to overcome the dividing factor.