SOLUTION: the base of a triangle is x feet and the height is (4 + 2x) feet. The area of the triangle is 60 square feet. What are the dimensions of the triangle (round to the nearest tenth if

Question 864453: the base of a triangle is x feet and the height is (4 + 2x) feet. The area of the triangle is 60 square feet. What are the dimensions of the triangle (round to the nearest tenth if necessary)
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This could be anything. What kind of triangle? The description gives you enough to find x.

, which is also the base.
Use this if you want, to compute the altitude. That is all you can do.
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