SOLUTION: The area of a triangle is 51 square feet. The base is 1 foot less than 3 times the height. Find the base and height of the triangle.
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Question 323798: The area of a triangle is 51 square feet. The base is 1 foot less than 3 times the height. Find the base and height of the triangle.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The area of a triangle is ,
Only the positive answer makes sense for this problem.
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