document.write( "Question 193748: My problem is about finding the value of x wherein the given area of a triangle is 88 and the base is 11 and the height is 3x inside the radicand and -2. many thanks. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #145440 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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Is this the area for a triangle? If so, then...\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"A=%28bh%29%2F2\" Start with the area of a triangle formula\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"88=%2811%2Asqrt%283x-2%29%29%2F2\" Plug in the given values\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"88%282%29=11%2Asqrt%283x-2%29\" Multiply both sides by 2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"176=11%2Asqrt%283x-2%29\" Multiply\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"176%2F11=sqrt%283x-2%29\" Divide both sides by 11\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"16=sqrt%283x-2%29\" Divide\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"16%5E2=3x-2\" Square both sides\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"256=3x-2\" Square 16 to get 256\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"256%2B2=3x\" Add 2 to both sides\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"258=3x\" Add\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"258%2F3=x\" Divide both sides by 3\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"86=x\" Reduce\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the solution is \"x=86\"
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