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The length and the breadth of a rectangle are 6 cm and 4 cm respectively. Find the height of a triangle whose base is 6 cm and area is 3 times that of the rectangle.

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Given:

Length of the rectangle = 6 cm

Breadth of the rectangle = 4 cm

Area of the rectangle = length x breadth

= 6 x 4 cm2

= 24 cm2

Let h be the height of the triangle.

Base of the triangle = 6 cm

It is given that area of triangle is 3 times the area of the rectangle.

Area of triangle = 12\dfrac{1}{2} x base x height

⇒ 3 x 24 = 12\dfrac{1}{2} x 6 x h

⇒ 3 x 24 = 3 x h

3\cancel{3} x 24 = 3\cancel{3} x h

⇒ h = 24 cm

Hence, the height of the triangle is 24 cm.

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