Question

13. GEOMETRY The formula for the area of a triangle is A = Loh , where A represents the area, b is the base, and his the height of the triangle. Solve the equation for b. ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Whoa! You made a rectangle that's twice as big as the triangle! The area of the rectangle is bh=4\times 5 = 20bh=4×5=20b, h, equals, 4, times, 5, equals, 20 square units, so the area of the triangle is \dfrac 12 by = \dfrac 12 \times 4 \times 5 = 10

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×4×5=10start fraction, 1, divided by, 2, end fraction, b, h, equal, start fraction, 1, divided by, 2, end fraction, times, 4, times, 5, equals, 10 square units.

Step-by-step explanation:

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