SOLUTION: the base of a triangle is 7 inches shorter than the height. find the height of the triangle.
how do i do this?
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Question 703341: the base of a triangle is 7 inches shorter than the height. find the height of the triangle.
how do i do this?
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, jim_thompson5910:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the base of a triangle is 7 inches shorter than the height. find the height of the triangle.
how do i do this?
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Not enough info, you can't do it.
You can say h = b + 7
That's all.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"the base of a triangle is 7 inches shorter than the height" so
b = h - 7
where b is the base and h is the height
If you add 7 to both sides and flip both sides, you get
h = b + 7
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