document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=333564>Question 333564</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We know that the area of a triangle is (b*h)/2, b being its base, h being its height.   If a triangular sail has an area of  z2 + 6z + 8 square meters and a height of  z + 2 meters, an expression that will give the length of the sail's base is: </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Area = (1/2)bh<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(z^2+6z+8) = b(z+2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b = 2(z^2+6z+8)/(z+2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = [2(z+4)(z+2)]/(z+2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 2(z+4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 2z+8<BR>\n" );
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