SOLUTION: Part of the set for a play is a triangular piece of plywood. The area of the triangle is 20 square feet. The base is 3 feet longer than the height. What is the height of the triang

Question 1065054: Part of the set for a play is a triangular piece of plywood. The area of the triangle is 20 square feet. The base is 3 feet longer than the height. What is the height of the triangle? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a foot.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Triangle area, for base b and height h.
, according to problem description.

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