Area of a triangle is given by the formula

Upper A equals one half bh

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The area of the triangle shown to the right is 36 sq. units. Find its base and height.

A triangle with a horizontal side labeled 3x + 12 has a dashed line labeled x + 2 that extends from its top vertex to the horizontal side.

Read the problem carefully. To find the base and height, first identify the base and the height from the given figure.

For the given triangle, the base is ______ and the height is _________?

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