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the area of a triangle is 36 square units. the base is twice the height. find the base and the height.

Answer by rfer(16322)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(2x*x)/2=36
2x^2=72
x^2=72/2
x^2=36
x=6
2x=12

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