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The base of a triangle is 6 cm greater than the height. The are is 56 cm^2. Find the height and length of the base.
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The base of a triangle is 6 cm greater than the height. The are is 56 cm^2. Find the height and length of the base.
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let 
represent the measure of the height. Then the measure of the base is 
.
The area of a triangle is the product of the base times the height divided by 2, so:
}{2}\ =\ 56)
Solve for to get the height, add 6 to get the base. Note: The resulting quadratic equation will have two roots. Discard the negative root because you are looking for a positive measure of length.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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