SOLUTION: A triangle is 10 inches wider than it is tall. If the area of the triangle is 28 square inches, what are the lengths of the height and the base?

Question 948270: A triangle is 10 inches wider than it is tall. If the area of the triangle is 28 square inches, what are the lengths of the height and the base?
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

let the length of the base be and the length of the height
the area of the triangle is:
given: and
a triangle is inches wider than it is tall; this means the length of the base

then,the area of the triangle is:
...solve for

solutions:
if => ...disregard this solution because height cannot be negative
if =>
so, height is , now find the length of the base

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