document.write( "Question 323798: The area of a triangle is 51 square feet. The base is 1 foot less than 3 times the height. Find the base and height of the triangle. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #232326 by Fombitz(32388) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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The area of a triangle is ,
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"%281%2F2%29%283h-1%29h=51\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%283h-1%29h=102\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3h%5E2-h-102=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%283h%2B17%29%28h-6%29=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Only the positive answer makes sense for this problem.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"h-6=0\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"b=3%286%29-1\"$
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