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Area of a square with side x is equal to the area of a triangle with base x. The altitude of the triangle is?

Correct Answer: 2x

Explanation:

Let h be the altitude of triangle.
So area of triangle = (1/2)xh
area of square = x2
From question area of square = area of triangle
x2 = (1/2)xh
∴ h = (2x2)/x = 2x


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