SOLUTION: The area of a triangular flag is 42 Square centimeters. It’s altitude is 2 Centimeters longer than twice its base. Find the length of the altitude and the base
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Question 1187911: The area of a triangular flag is 42 Square centimeters. It’s altitude is 2 Centimeters longer than twice its base. Find the length of the altitude and the base
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Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The area of a triangular flag is 42 Square centimeters. It’s altitude is 2 Centimeters longer than twice its base. Find the length of the altitude and the base
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b*h = 84
h = 2b+2
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it's = it is
Answer by Solver92311(821) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The area of a triangle is found by dividing the product of the altitude and the base by 2, to wit:
Since you know that the altitude is 2 cm longer than twice the base, you can say:
Then since you are given that the area is 42 cm², you can say:
b}{2})
Simplifying:
Solve the factorable quadratic for the positive root (a negative number for the measure of the base of a triangle would be absurd). Then calculate the altitude from 
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