Marigold measures the length and height of a triangular sandwich. If the sandwich’s base measures 4 inches and its area measures 7 square inches, what is the height in inches of the sandwich? (1 point) Responses 11 inches 11 inches 1.75 inches 1.75 inches 14 inches 14 inches 3.5 inches
The area of a triangle is calculated as 1/2 * base * height. In this case, we are given the base as 4 inches and the area as 7 square inches.
Let's plug these values into the formula and solve for the height:
7 = 1/2 * 4 * height
Multiply both sides of the equation by 2 to isolate the height:
14 = 4 * height
Divide both sides of the equation by 4:
height = 14/4 = 3.5 inches
Therefore, the height of the sandwich is 3.5 inches.