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The area of a triangle equals 15 square inches. What is the altitude, a, of the triangle in terms of its base, b?

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[tex]\bf \textit{area of a triangle}\\\\ A=\cfrac{1}{2}bh\qquad \begin{cases} b=base\\ h=\textit{height or altitude}\\ ----------\\ A=15 \end{cases}\implies 15=\cfrac{bh}{2}[/tex]

solve for "h" or altitude

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