document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=289565>Question 289565</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of the base of a triangle is twice its height.  If the area is 100 square kilometers, find the height. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A area = 1/2 * B base * H height<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100 = 1/2 * (2H) * H<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100 = H^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10 = H<BR>\n" );
document.write( "height is 10 km<BR>\n" );
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