SOLUTION: Please help me solve this equation: A triangular garden has an area of 65 feet^2. It's height is 3 feet more than it's base. Find the measure of the base.

Question 886704: Please help me solve this equation: A triangular garden has an area of 65 feet^2. It's height is 3 feet more than it's base. Find the measure of the base.
Answer by JulietG(1812) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The area of a triangle is b*h
65 = b*h
I don't like pesky fractions so let's multiply by 2
130 = b * h
h = B + 3
What are the factors of 130?
130,1
65,2
26,5
13,10
Which of those pairs fits the equation H = B + 3?
Only 13 and 10.
The base is 10 and the height is 13.
RELATED QUESTIONS
a triangular garden has an area of 154 square feet. its height is 8 feet more than its... (answered by xcentaur)

A triangular garden has an area of 90 sq feet. It's height is 8 feet more than its base.... (answered by nerdybill)

Please help me solve this equation: The height of a triangular window is 3 feet less... (answered by Alan3354)

hello Tutors, I am hoping you could help me solve this question 1. A gardener has 55... (answered by greenestamps)

Please help me solve: a football is kicked vertically upward from a height of 2 feet with (answered by ikleyn)

please help me solve this problem A rectangular garden is 15 ft longer than it is... (answered by Theo)

Can you please help me? Shrinking garden. Rose�s garden is a square with sides of... (answered by checkley77)

Could you please tell me how to go about this solving this problem. I don't know where to (answered by aswathytony)

Please help I need to define a variable, write an inequality and solve each problem.... (answered by josgarithmetic)