how would I find the hieght of a isocscles triangle if the base was 20 and the area was 240?
To find the height of an isocsceles triangle With the area at 240 and the base at 20 aren't you supposed to divide 240 by 20?
If so what is your answer?
The area of a triangle is 1/2 base x height.
1/2 × 20 × h = 240
Solve for h.
10 × h = 240
Divide both sides by 10.
24
To find the height of the isosceles triangle, you should divide 240 by 20. However, in the formula for the area of a triangle, the height is multiplied by 1/2 of the base.
So in this case, we have:
1/2 * 20 * h = 240
To solve for h, we need to isolate it on one side of the equation. Let's simplify the equation:
10 * h = 240
Now, divide both sides of the equation by 10 to solve for h:
h = 240 / 10
Simplifying further, we get:
h = 24
Therefore, the height of the isosceles triangle is 24.