SOLUTION: A certain triangle has area 6 cm^2. If you know that its base is one less than it height, what are the base and height of the triangle?
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Question 212421: A certain triangle has area 6 cm^2. If you know that its base is one less than it height, what are the base and height of the triangle?
Answer by vleith(2983) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the height be represented by h.
You are told the base, b, is
So h is either 4 or -3
Since the height can't be negative, it must be 4
Which makes the base
Check your answer, is the area of a triangle with a base of 3 and a height of 4 equal to 6???
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