Find the height of a triangle from its area
Work backwards from the area formula to find the missing length.
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A triangle has an area of 120 cm² and a base of 16 cm. What is its height in cm?
Answer: 15
A triangle has an area of 65 cm² and a base of 10 cm. What is its height in cm?
Answer: 13
A triangle has an area of 70 cm² and a base of 20 cm. What is its height in cm?
Answer: 7
Tip: Work backwards from the area formula to find the missing length.
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