Marigold measures the length and height of a triangular sandwich.

If the sandwich's base measures 4 inches and its area measures 7 square inches, what is the height in inches of the sandwich?
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1 answer

The formula for the area of a triangle is A = 0.5 * base * height.

Given that the base is 4 inches and the area is 7 square inches, we can plug in these values to the formula:

7 = 0.5 * 4 * height
7 = 2 * height
Height = 3.5 inches

Therefore, the height of the sandwich is 3.5 inches.