SOLUTION: A triangular sail has an area of x^2 + 5x + 6 square meters and a height of x + 3 meters. Find the length of the sail's base.
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: A triangular sail has an area of x^2 + 5x + 6 square meters and a height of x + 3 meters. Find the length of the sail's base.
This question is from textbook Elementary and Intermediate Algebra
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Remember the area of any triangle is:
Start with the given formula
Plug in and
Factor to get
Multiply both sides by 2
Divide both sides by to isolate b
Cancel like terms
Simplify
Distribute
So the base is
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