SOLUTION: A square and a triangle have the same area. The base of the triangle is 3 ft. more than the side length of the square.
The height of the triangle is 1 ft. less than the base of t
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Question 844833: A square and a triangle have the same area. The base of the triangle is 3 ft. more than the side length of the square.
The height of the triangle is 1 ft. less than the base of the triangle. What is the side length of the square? What are the
base and height of the triangle?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
s^2=1/2b*h,
b=3+s,
h=b-1
b = 9, h = 8, s = 6
check
6^2=1/2* 9*8
36=72/2
36=36
ok
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