SOLUTION: the height of a triangle is 3 times the length of its base. Find the length of the base and the height given that the area is 36ft squared.

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Question 383373: the height of a triangle is 3 times the length of its base. Find the length of the base and the height given that the area is 36ft squared.
Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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