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A triangle has an area of 80 yd22 and a height of 10 yd How long is the base of the triangle? Enter your answer in the box.

Verified Answer :

Area = 80 sq yards
height = 10 yards
80 = .5 10 base
base = 16

Answer:

The base of triangle is equal to \(16\ yd\)

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

The area of a triangle is equal to

\(A=\frac{1}{2}bh\)

where

b is the base of triangle

h is the height of triangle

In this problem we have

\(A=80\ yd^{2}\)

\(h=10\ yd\)

substitute in the formula and solve for b

\(80=\frac{1}{2}b(10)\)

\(80=5b\)

\(b=80/5=16\ yd\)