5. A triangle has base 15 ft and area 60 ft? What is the height? A = 1/2 BH

Answer :

Given:

Base of triangle, b = 15 ft

Area of triangle, A = 60 ft

Height of triangle, h = ??

To find the height, use the area of a triangle formula below:

[tex]A\text{ = }\frac{1}{2}bh[/tex]

Substitute values in the formula:

[tex]60=\frac{1}{2}\ast15\ast h[/tex]

Solving further, we have:

[tex]\begin{gathered} 60\text{ = 7.5h} \\ \text{Divide both sides by 7.5} \\ \\ \frac{60}{7.5}=\frac{7.5h}{7.5} \\ \\ 8\text{ = h} \end{gathered}[/tex]

Therefore the height of the triangle is 8 feet

ANSWER:

8 ft