Problema Solution
a triangular traffic island has a base half as long as its height. The island has an area of 169cm^2. Find the base and the height.
Answer provided by our tutors
let the height be x then
base of island = x/2
area of island = 1/2* x/2* x = x2 / 4 = 169
=> x = 26 m answer = height so base = 13m..