document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=302057>Question 302057</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> can someone help me out my teacher said this and i dont understand it Now, here is one issue and it is that you found the height to be 6 or -16.  What happened to the -16?  Also, remember to include your state step (right after the check step) and it is a complete sentence.   this is my problem please look over it and see where i am missing somehting and can you please explain this state step to me i dont know what it is\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Dimensions of a triangle. A triangle is 10 cm wider<BR>\n" );
document.write( "than it is tall. The area 48 cm^2 is Find the height and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the base.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h=height<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h+10=b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A=(1/2)bh\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "48=(1/2)(h+10)(h)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48=(1/2)(h^2+10h)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48=(1/2)h^2+5h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0=(1/2)h^2+5h-48\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "[-b+-sqrt(b^2-4ac)]/2a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[-5+-sqrt(25-4(1/2)(-48)]/2(1/2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5+-sqrt121/1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5+11 -5-11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6 -16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so height is 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "base is 16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "check (1/2) (16) (6)=48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8(6)=48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48=48 true<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #216584 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=216584\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Your teacher is right to ask what happened to the -16.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "My question is how did you get 16 for the base?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It is correct as your check shows but how did you get it?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-5+11 -5-11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6 -16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so height is 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "base is 16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We discard the -16 for two reasons.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It will not work in the equation and we cannot have negative measurements.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You should have gotten the 16 for the base from <BR>\n" );
document.write( "48=1/2*b*6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48=3b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16=b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So now you make your statement. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The height is 6 cm. and the base is 16 cm.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(You never said 6 or 16 what)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then you make your check<BR>\n" );
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