SOLUTION: A shopkeeper is making a triangular sign for his store front, but he must keep the sign under 20 square feet to adhere to zoning laws. If the base of the sign is 20 feet, what is t

Question 260067: A shopkeeper is making a triangular sign for his store front, but he must keep the sign under 20 square feet to adhere to zoning laws. If the base of the sign is 20 feet, what is the maximum height of the triangular sign?
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Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
keep the sign under 20 square feet to adhere to zoning laws.
If the base of the sign is 20 feet, what is the maximum height of the triangular sign?
:
.5*b*h = A
:
.5*20*h < 20
:
10h < 20
h <
h < 2 ft, height of the sign
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
area=1/2bh
20=1/2*20*h
1=1/2h
2=h
Are you sure you have the right numbers?
20 foot base and a 2 foot height seems rather odd for a triangular sign
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