SOLUTION: a triangular garden is 20 ft taller than it is wide. The area is 750 ft^2. find the height and the base of the garden.?

Question 1095475: a triangular garden is 20 ft taller than it is wide. The area is 750 ft^2. find the height and the base of the garden.?

Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Your equation is 


 = 750,


where x is the unknown wide.


=====>  x*(x+20) = 750*2 = 1500.


Solve it by any method you know.


I solve it mentally:  x = 30 ft.


Answer.  The width = 30 ft.  The height is 50 ft.

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