To find: the altitude of a
Answer to Problem 5P
The altitude of a triangle will be
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The area of a triangle is
Formula:
The area of triangle is
Calculation:
Consider the altitude of a triangle be
Then as mentioned above that base is fourth times of altitude.
Therefore
Recall that area of triangle is
Therefore area of triangle will be
The altitude
Therefore the altitude of a triangle will be
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