A rectangle and a triangle have the same area and the same base measurement. How does the height of the triangle compare to the height of the rectangle?

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Augie

17 March, 06:24

A rectangle and a triangle have the same area and the same base measurement. How does the height of the triangle compare to the height of the rectangle?

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Lola Strickland · Answer 1

The height of the triangle will be twice the height of the rectangle. The area of a triangle is ½ bh and the area of a rectangle is bh. If the bases are the same, then the height of the triangle has to be double that of the rectangle in order to get the same area.