Answer:
[tex]\boxed {\boxed { \sf 12 \ inches}}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
The area of a triangle can be calculated using the following formula.
[tex]a=\frac{1}{2} bh[/tex]
The area of the triangle is 24 square inches and the base is 4 inches long.
Substitute the values into the formula.
[tex]24 \ in^2 = \frac {1}{2} * 4 \ in * h[/tex]
Multiply on the right side of the equation.
[tex]24 \ in ^2 = ( \frac{1}{2} * 4 \ in ) * h[/tex]
[tex]24 \ in ^2 =2 \ in *h[/tex]
We are solving for the height of the triangle, so we must isolate the variable h. It is being multiplied by 2 inches. The inverse of multiplication is division, so we divide both sides by 2 inches.
[tex]\frac { 24 \ in ^2 }{2 \ in }= \frac{ 2 \ in *h}{ 2 \ in}[/tex]
[tex]\frac { 24 \ in ^2 }{2 \ in }= h[/tex]
[tex]12 \ in = h[/tex]
The height of the triangle is 12 inches.
