A triangle has an area of 6.5 square feet. The height of the triangle is 2.5 feet. What is the length of the base of the triangle?
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2 points
8.125 feet
16.25 feet
5.2 feet
9 feet
To find the length of the base of the triangle, you can use the formula for the area of a triangle:
Area = 0.5 * base * height
Given that the area is 6.5 square feet and the height is 2.5 feet, you can plug these values into the formula:
6.5 = 0.5 * base * 2.5
6.5 = 1.25 * base
base = 6.5 / 1.25
base = 5.2 feet
Therefore, the length of the base of the triangle is 5.2 feet.