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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