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Elenna [48]
3 years ago
6

Bob is trying to calculate the area of a triangle with a base of 5 meters and a height of 7 meters. He mistakenly switches the h

eight and the base. How will this affect his answer? Explain your thinking.
Mathematics
1 answer:
ehidna [41]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

see below

Step-by-step explanation:

A = 1/2 b*h

A = 1/2 (5*7)

We can use the commutative property of multiplication which states

a*b = b*a

A = 1/2 (7*5)

This will not affect the answer because 5*7 = 7*5

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