A triangular flag has an area of 493 square meters and a height of 17 meters. What is the length of the base
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Answer:[tex]\frac{984}{17}[/tex] or around 57.88Step-by-step explanation:We can find the base length by using the formula for the area of a triangle.[tex]A=\frac{bh}{2}[/tex]Plug in the values that we know, the area and the height, and solve for [tex]b[/tex].[tex]493=\frac{17b}{2}[/tex][tex]984=17b[/tex][tex]b=\frac{984}{17}So the base is [tex]\frac{984}{17}[/tex] or about 57.88 if you round to the nearest hundredth.