SOLUTION: What is the base of a right triangle if the area is 24x-28 and the height is 6x-7?

Question 1122632: What is the base of a right triangle if the area is 24x-28 and the height is 6x-7?

Found 3 solutions by Alan3354, rothauserc, ikleyn:
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What is the base of a right triangle if the area is 24x-28 and the height is 6x-7?
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Area = b*h/2
24x-28 = b*(6x-7)/2

Answer by rothauserc(4718)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(1/2) * base * height = area of triangle
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(1/2) * base * (6x-7) = (24x-28)
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base = (2*(24x-28))/(6x-7) = (2*4*(6x-7))/(6x-7) = 8
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Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The condition that the triangle is the "right" triangle does not work in this problems and, therefore, is IRRELEVANT.

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