Question

Jessica was given the area and the length of the base of a triangle. A = 17.5 units, b = 5 units. She solved the formula for area for h to find the height of the triangle. Determine if Jessica solved the equation correctly and found the correct answer. If not, describe what mistake she made and solve the formula for h correctly and justify your steps.
A = bh

A · b = h

(17.5) (5) = h

43.75 = h

The height of the triangle is 43.75 units.

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Answer 1

Answer:

She messed up the equation, A= B x h, she changed it midway, and also, you need to add the one half to make the equation valid

Step-by-step explanation:

A=1/2 x b xh

17.5 = 1/2 x 5 x h

35=5h     (multiply both sides by 2 to get rid of one half)

35/5 = 5h/5

7=h

The height of the triangle is 7 units

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