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Question : The base of a triangle is 16 cm and its area is 144 cm2. Find its corresponding height, with respect to the given base.

Option 1: 18 cm

Option 2: 9 cm

Option 3: 24 cm

Option 4: 12 cm


Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024
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Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 18 cm


Solution : The base of a triangle, $b$ = 16 cm
Let the corresponding height be $h$.
Area of a triangle = 144 cm 2
⇒ $\frac{1}{2} bh$ = 144
⇒ $h$ = $\frac{144 \times 2}{16}$
= 18 cm
Hence, the correct answer is 18 cm.

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