SOLUTION: A triangular sail has an area of x^2+5x+6 square meters and a height of x+3 meters. Find the length of the sail's base.
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Question 154433: A triangular sail has an area of x^2+5x+6 square meters and a height of x+3 meters. Find the length of the sail's base.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Remember the area of any triangle is: Area = (1/2)(Base * Height)
Start with the given formula.
Plug in the given area and the height
Divide both sides by
Factor to get
Cancel the common terms.
Simplify
Multiply both sides by 2.
Distribute
So the base is
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