document.write( "Question 317513: The base of a triangle is one-third as long as its height. If the area of the triangle is 24 square meters how long is its base? \n" ); document.write( "

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The area of a triangle is,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"A=%281%2F2%29bh=24\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"bh=48\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28h%2F3%29h=48\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"h%5E2=144\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Then,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"b=h%2F3=12%2F3\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28b=4%29\"$
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