SOLUTION: The height of a triangle is 6 yards less than the base. The area of the triangle is 260 square yards. Find the length of the base and the height of the triangle.
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Question 1054553: The height of a triangle is 6 yards less than the base. The area of the triangle is 260 square yards. Find the length of the base and the height of the triangle.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Substituting,
Since the base must be positive,
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