The area of a triangle with a given base and height is given by 1/2*base*height. What is the base length of a triangle with height 8 and area 24 square units?
Define a variable ** Let b be the base of the triangle
Write an equation ** (1/2)*b*8=24.
Simplify ** 4*b=24
Simplify ** b=<<6=6>>6
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