The area of a triangle is 135 square inches. If the height is 15 inches, what is the length of the base?
1/2 base*height=area
base=2*area/height
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To find the length of the base, we can use the formula for the area of a triangle: A = (1/2) * base * height, where A represents the area of the triangle.
In this case, the area of the triangle is given as 135 square inches, and the height is given as 15 inches. We can substitute these values into the formula and solve for the base:
135 = (1/2) * base * 15
To isolate the base, we can start by multiplying both sides of the equation by 2:
135 * 2 = base * 15
Simplifying:
270 = base * 15
Now, divide both sides of the equation by 15 to solve for the base:
270 / 15 = base
The length of the base is:
base = 18 inches