SOLUTION: The height of a triangle is 7 inches less than 5 times the length of its base. The area is 26 square inches. Find the length of the base and the height of the triangle.
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Question 1128378: The height of a triangle is 7 inches less than 5 times the length of its base. The area is 26 square inches. Find the length of the base and the height of the triangle.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
base b and height 5b-7;
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