Question
you have a square wiht an 8-inch side. you want to draw a triangle with a base 3 times greater that a side of the square. what is the altitude of the triangle?
Answers
Steve
who cares? Nothing was said about what the height should be. As long as the base is 24, that works.
Do you want a triangle with the same area as the square, and equilateral triangle, or what?
Do you want a triangle with the same area as the square, and equilateral triangle, or what?
uzziah
the school cares and the question say the triangle with a base 3 times greater than the sides of the square