mr anderson cuts a piece of metal in the shape of the triangle shown. The piece of metal has an area of 7 1/2 square feet. What is the base of the piece of metal?

3 ft

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"Mr. Anderson cuts a piece of metal in the shape of the triangle shown. The piece of metal has an area of 7 1/2 square feet. What is the base of the piece of metal? triangle 5ft high"

Area of the triangle = 1/2 * base * height

Given the area of the piece metal = 7 1/2 ft² and its height = 5ft (since the triangle is 5ft high). On substituting the values in the formula;

7 1/2 = 1/2 * base * 5

15/2 = 5/2 * base

15 = 5 * base

base = 15/5

base = 3ft

The base of the piece of metal is 3ft