Rainee cuts a triangle out of felt. The base of her triangle is 7 inches, and the area of her triangle is 43.75 square inches.

Determine the height of Rainee's triangle. Do not round the answer.

7th Grade Math Formula Sheet

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To find the height of Rainee's triangle, you can use the formula for the area of a triangle:

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

Given:

  • Area = 43.75 square inches
  • Base = 7 inches

We can plug these values into the formula and solve for the height.

\[ 43.75 = \frac{1}{2} \times 7 \times \text{height} \]

First, multiply both sides by 2 to eliminate the fraction:

\[ 2 \times 43.75 = 7 \times \text{height} \]

\[ 87.5 = 7 \times \text{height} \]

Now, divide both sides by 7 to solve for the height:

\[ \text{height} = \frac{87.5}{7} \]

Now, calculate the height:

\[ \text{height} = 12.5 \]

Thus, the height of Rainee's triangle is:

\[ \text{Height of the triangle} = 12.5 \text{ inches} \]