document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=174131>Question 174131</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Area of a sail: The area in square meters for a triangular square sail is given by A(x)=x^2+5x+6.  Find A(5)   If the height of the sail is x+3 meters, then what is the length of the base of the sail?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I plugged in 5 in the x variables.  A(5)= 5^2 + 5(5) +6 which will equal A(5)=56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thus, the answer that I got was 11.2 meters.  The second question is where I think I am off track.  Starting with a^2+b^2=c^2  Do I plug in the 5? I was orignially using the 5 as the hypotenuse.  My answers are coming out crazy.  I have worked this problem for 2 hours now.  I am ready to throw my computer. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #129031 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=129031\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you are over thinking this\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"the height of the sail is x+3 meters\" __ 5+3=8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "area of a triangle is 1/2 * base * height\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "56 = 1/2 * b * 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b = 14\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "BUT--the question may be asking for the general solution\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2+5x+6 = 1/2 * b * x+3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "dividing by x+3 __ x+2 = 1/2 * b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b = 2x+4 </SPAN>\n" );
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