Use a geometric formula to solve the problem. a triangle has a height of 8 feet and an area of 48 square feet. find the base.

The formula for finding area of a triangle is:

The base is 8 feet. The area is 48 ft². Put that into the formula:

Remember that you have to multiply the base × height by , which is the same as dividing by 2. To find the height, you need to multiply the area by 2, instead of dividing.

That means the base × height is equal to 96. You already know the height. To find the base, divide the (base × height) by the height. The height is 8.

That means the base of the triangle is 12 ft

Base = 12

Height = 8

Put that into the formula:

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BASE = 12 ft