If you have the base of a triangle and the area how do you find the height

Question

i need to find the triangles height 

Answer 1

Hi Aaliyah.

 

What you need for this problem is the formula for the area of a triangle.

 

A = (1/2)(base)(height)

 

Now fill in the variables with the information you know.  

You know the base and the area, so we will solve for the height.

 

First multiply both sides by 2 to get rid of the fraction

 

2A = (base)(height)

 

Now divide both sides by the base

 

2A/(base) = height

 

 

And that is how you find the height.

 

height = 2(Area)/base