SOLUTION: Find the base (b) and height (h) of a triangle with an area of 2 square feet if its base is 3 feet longer than its height and the formula for area is A=1/2bh

Question 187384: Find the base (b) and height (h) of a triangle with an area of 2 square feet if its base is 3 feet longer than its height and the formula for area is A=1/2bh
Answer by jojo14344(1513) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Let Height=h=x(ft)
Let the Base=b=3+x(ft)
With Area=A=2ft^2
Then,
--->, Cross multiply
--->
Being a perfect square:
Answer: Height; discard, x=-4
And the Base=
In doubt? Go back our Eqn---->

Thank you,
Jojo

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