SOLUTION: The area of a triangle is 25 square meters. The height is twice as long as the base. How long is the shorter leg of the triangle?
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Question 955367: The area of a triangle is 25 square meters. The height is twice as long as the base. How long is the shorter leg of the triangle?
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
b=base; h=height=2b
substitute for h
Find square root of each side.
ANSWER: The base is 5 meters.
h=2b=2(5m)=10m The height is 10 meters.
We cannot determine the length of any other sides with information given.
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