Question

Given the formula for the area of a triangle, A=12bh
, what operations would you use to isolate the base of the triangle?(1 point)
Responses

addition to remove 12
and division to remove h
addition to remove 1 half and division to remove h

multiplication to remove 12
and division to remove h
multiplication to remove 1 half and division to remove h

multiplication to remove 12
and subtraction to remove h
multiplication to remove 1 half and subtraction to remove h

subtraction to remove 12
and division to remove h

Answer 1

To isolate the base (b) in the formula for the area of a triangle, \( A = \frac{1}{2}bh \), you need to perform the following operations:

1. **Multiply** both sides by 2 to eliminate the \(\frac{1}{2}\) (which is the same as multiplying by 12 in the first part of the formula).
2. **Divide** both sides by \( h \) to isolate \( b \).

Therefore, the correct response is:

**multiplication to remove 1 half and division to remove h**