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It's called the lunula (the whitish half-moon at the base of the nail).

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What is the light colored half moon area at the base of the nail called?

That whitish crescent shaped area at the base of a finger nail is called the lunula.


How you find the height of a triangle if only you have the area and the base?

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How are the formulas for area of a triangle and rectangle similar?

the area of a triangle is half of the base times the height the area of a triangle is half of the base times the height


What is the formula for area of a base and area of a triangle?

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Can you explain why the area of a triangle is 1 half base height while the area rectangle or a parallelogram is expressed as base height?

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How would you find the height of a triangle if you were only given the base and the area?

Divide the area by half the base.


The base is 11cm area 82.5 cm2 how do you find the height of the triangle?

half the base an divide the area by that


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Why is the area of the triangle half the base times the height?

Because a triangle is half of a rectangle. The area of a rectangle is length times width, the area of a triangle is half that.


What part of the nail is responsible for nail growth?

The lumen, the half moon white colored parts at the base of the nail.


Is the area of a triangle half base times height?

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How was the area of a triangle found?

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