SOLUTION: The height of a triangle is 2 ft less than the base x. The area is 40 ft squared.
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Question 1146170: The height of a triangle is 2 ft less than the base x. The area is 40 ft squared.
Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
V = (1/2)bh
The height is 2 feet less than the base, so
base = x
height = x-2
The volume is 40:
That's a quadratic equation; solve it by your favorite method.
If an algebraic solution is not required, a very little bit of mental arithmetic should allow you to find two numbers that differ by 2 and whose product is 80.
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