The area of a triangle is calculated using the formula:

1
A= bh
2

Where A is the area, b is the length of the base, and h is the height of the triangle.

1
Given an area A of 24 m 2 and the length of base b equals one-third of the triangle’s height ( h
3
) or 3b = h , then by way of substitution we derive:

1 1 3
24 m 2 = bh = b(3b) = b 2
2 2 2

To simplify and calculate for the base b:

3 2
24 m 2 = b
2

We multiply both sides of the equation by 2:

3
(24m 2 ) • 2 = ( b 2 ) • 2 ⇒ 48m 2 = 3b 2
2

We divide both sides of the equation by 3:

3b 2 48m 2
= ⇒ b 2 = 16 m 2
3 3

To get the value of b, we get the square root of both sides:

b 2 = 16 m 2 ⇒ b = 4m

Therefore the length of the base b is 4m.

Let’s check:

1 1 3 3 3 48 m 2
A= bh = b(3b) = b 2 = ( 4m) 2 = (16 m 2 ) = = 24 m 2
2 2 2 2 2 2