Asked by JESSICA

a rectangle and a triangle have equal areas. the lenght of the rectangle is 12 inches ,and its width is 8 inches. if the base of the triangle is 32inches,what is the lenght,in inches of the altitude drawn to the base?
a)12
b)16
c)6
d)8
d)9

Answers

Answered by Ms. Sue
The area of the rectangle is 96 square inches.

The formula for finding the area of a triangle is A = 1/2bh

Solve for h.
Answered by JESSICA
would the answer be 12?
Answered by Ms. Sue
Let's see if 12 works.

96 = (32*12)/2

Nope that doesn't work, does it.

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