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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Area of a sail. A triangular sail has an area of x² + 5x + 6 square meters and a height of x + 3 meters. Find the length of the sail’s base </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "    A = x^2 + 5x +6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    h = x + 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    Length of the base b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                 Solution : \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    Area of a triangle A = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28bh%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28bh%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    Length of the base b = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2AA%2Fh%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2AA%2Fh%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                        b = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%28x%5E2+%2B+5x+%2B+6%29%2F%28x+%2B+3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%28x%5E2+%2B+5x+%2B+6%29%2F%28x+%2B+3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                        b = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282x%5E2+%2B+10x+%2B+12%29%2F%28x+%2B+3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282x%5E2+%2B+10x+%2B+12%29%2F%28x+%2B+3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >    \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                        b = 2x + 4  which is easily solved by division\r<BR>\n" );
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