SOLUTION: The height of a right triangle is 8 feet more than twice the length of its base. Express the area of the triangle as a function of the length of its base, x, in feet.
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Question 995467: The height of a right triangle is 8 feet more than twice the length of its base. Express the area of the triangle as a function of the length of its base, x, in feet.
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
base=x
height is 2x+8 units are feet
Area is (1/2)bh=x(2x+8)(1/2)=x^2+4x sq ft
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