the area of a triangle is half that of a rectangle made using two of those triangles.
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A rectangle and a triangle have equal areas. The length of the rectangle is 12 inches, and its width is 8 inches. If the base of the triangle is 32 inches, what is the length, in inches, of the altitude drawn to the base?
6 inches
No, a triangle has 3 sides, a rectangle has 4
The reason why a rectangle and a triangle is different is because a rectangle has four sides and a triangle has three sides.