A rectangle has bases of 12 and area of 60. find the height?

1 Answer
Apr 30, 2018

The height of the rectangle is 5 units.

Explanation:

First, let's use our formula for finding the area of a rectangle, which is:

#A = bh#

Now, we're going to plug-in our variables and work backwards.

#60 = 12h#

To isolate for h, divide by the area by the base.

#60/12 =h#

h = #5# units