SOLUTION: A triangle has a height that is 2 more than 3 times the base and an area of 60 square units. Find the base and height.
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Question 337447: A triangle has a height that is 2 more than 3 times the base and an area of 60 square units. Find the base and height.
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The area of a triangle is given by:
So for your triangle
But you are also given that
Substitute for 
and then solve for 
.
Hint: You will end up with a factorable quadratic. Discard the extraneous negative root.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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