document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=215639>Question 215639</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this. I do not even know where to start!! :(\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The area of a triangle is 96 sq. inches. Its altitude is 2 inches greater than five times its base. Find the altitude.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #162918 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=162918\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Note: The altitude is another way of saying height. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A = area<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = base<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = height\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since \"The area of a triangle is 96 sq. inches\", this means <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=96 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=96\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also, because \"Its altitude is 2 inches greater than five times its base\" we know that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=h=5b%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"h=5b%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Finally, recall that the area of a triangle is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=%28bh%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=%28bh%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So use these three equations to find the base 'b' and the height/altitude 'h'. Let me know if this helps. </SPAN>\n" );
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