SOLUTION: I got this homework last week and there is one question that I can't make sense out of? Wondering if you can help me :) A triangle has a height 1cm less than the base. If it's a

Question 805533: I got this homework last week and there is one question that I can't make sense out of? Wondering if you can help me :)
A triangle has a height 1cm less than the base. If it's area is 45cm2, find the dimensions of the rectangle?
Where did we get a rectangle from?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Height and base suggests a triangle. If h is height and b is base, then the description means, h=b-1.

You were next, given area .
If this should be a triangle, then we use area is .

This is assuming the author intended, "triangle".

which is factorable.
SOLVABLE.

The meaningful answer is
This then means height is .
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