Area of the rectangle

Geometry Level 2

The area of the triangle above is 16 i n 2 16~in^2 . Which of the following is the possible dimension of the triangle?

16 i n . b y 16 i n . 16~in.~by~16~in. 8 i n . b y 4 i n . 8~in.~by~4~in. 8 i n . b y 2 i n . 8~in.~by~2~in. 16 i n . b y 4 i n . 16~in.~by~4~in.

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1 solution

Zach Abueg
Apr 17, 2017

The triangle is half of the area of the rectangle; thus the rectangle's area is 16 × 2 = 32 16 \times 2 = 32 in 2 ^2

The only answer choice where b h = 32 bh = 32 is 8 × 4 8 \times 4 .

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