SOLUTION: The base of a triangle is 4 inches more than 4 times the height. If the area is 40
square inches, find the base and the height.
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Question 1192873: The base of a triangle is 4 inches more than 4 times the height. If the area is 40
square inches, find the base and the height.
Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the area is where is the base and is the height
if the base of a triangle is inches more than times the height, we have
and if the area is , we have
......simplify
we need only positive solution:
then ->
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