Question

The base and height of the triangle are in the ratio 8 is to 5 and its area is 320 m square find the height and base of the triangle

Answer 1

Answer:

x=4; base=32 m height=20 m

How-

base:height=8:5

let the base be 8 x and height be 5 x.

• area of a triangle=1/2 * base*height
• 320=1/2*8 x*5 x
• 320=4 x*5 x
• 320=20 x^2
• 320/20=x^2
• 16=x^2
• 4^2=x^2 (cancel out the power 2 on both the sides)
• 4=x or x=4
• base=32 m and height= 20 m

Answer 2

Answer:

20,32 is the correct answer