Find the height of a triangle whose base is 5 inches and area is 12 square inches.

Therefore, Height = 4.8 inches.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : A triangle whose base is 5 inches and area is 12 square inches.

To find : Find the height of a triangle.

Solution : we have given

Triangle base = 5 inches.

Area = 12 square in.

We need to find height of the triangle.

Area =  * base * height .

Plugging the values .

12 =   * 5 * height .

On multiplying both sides by 2

24 = 5 * height .

On dividing both sides by 5.

Height = 4.8 inches.

Therefore, Height = 4.8 inches.