document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=309637>Question 309637</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The base of a triangle is one-third as long as its height. If the area of the trinagle is 24 square meters, how long is its base? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "We know the formula for the area of a triangle is A=1/2BH so we can plug in the values known:(Hint: let x be the height and 1/3(x) be the base)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24=1/2(x)(1/3)x Rewrite this as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24=1/6x^2  Multiply both sides by 6 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "144=x^2 Square root both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So now we know the height is 12 meters and the base is 4 meters. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plug these into the formula and it works. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RJ<BR>\n" );
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