The area of a triangle whose base and corresponding altitude are 16 cm and 7 cm respectively is equal to the area of a right triangle in which one of the sides containing the right angle is 14 cm .Find the area of the triangle .
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area of triangle = 1/2 × base × height
area of 1st triangle=area of 2nd triangle
1/2 × b × h=1/2 × B × H
b×h=B×H
16×7=B×14
112=B×14
112/14=B
B=8
base of 2nd triangle is 8 cm.
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