Ja’Miles designs a sign for a store in the shape of a triangle. His design is 7.5 square feet in area, and the triangle has a height of 2.5 feet. What is the length of the base of his sign?(1 point)

Responses

3 feet
3 feet

0.6 feet
0.6 feet

10 feet
10 feet

6 feet

1 answer

To find the length of the base of a triangle when you know the area and the height, you can use the formula for the area of a triangle:

\[ \text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \times \text{base} \times \text{height} \]

Given:

  • Area = 7.5 square feet
  • Height = 2.5 feet

Plugging the values into the formula:

\[ 7.5 = \frac{1}{2} \times \text{base} \times 2.5 \]

To eliminate the fraction, multiply both sides of the equation by 2:

\[ 15 = \text{base} \times 2.5 \]

Now, divide both sides by 2.5 to solve for the base:

\[ \text{base} = \frac{15}{2.5} = 6 \]

So, the length of the base of Ja’Miles' sign is 6 feet.