A triangle has an area of 160 square inches and the base of the triangle is 40 inches. What is the height of the triangle?

The base of a triangle can be any of its three sides.

The term "base" refers to both the side and the length of the object (the measurement).

The length of a perpendicular segment from the base to the opposite vertex is the corresponding height.

Using the formula $A=\frac{h_{b}b}{2}$

Solving for $h_b$

$h_b=2\frac{A}{b}=2 \times \frac{160}{40}=8 in$