SOLUTION: The base of a triangle is (c+2) ft and the area is (2c*c-8) ft*ft. What is the height?

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Question 38471This question is from textbook Prentice Hall Mathematics Algebra 1
: The base of a triangle is (c+2) ft and the area is (2c*c-8) ft*ft. What is the height?This question is from textbook Prentice Hall Mathematics Algebra 1

Answer by Nate(3500) About Me  (Show Source):
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Area of triangle = .5st where 's' is the base and 't' is the height
2c%5E2-8=%28.5%29%28c%2B2%29%28t%29
%282c%5E2-8%29%2F%28c%2B2%29=%28.5%29t
%282%28c%5E2-4%29%29%2F%28c%2B2%29=%28.5%29t
%282%28c%2B2%29%28c-2%29%29%2F%28c%2B2%29=%28.5%29t
%282%28c-2%29%29=%28.5%29t
%282%28c-2%29%29%2F.5=t
%284%28c-2%29%29=t
%284c-8%29%29=t