document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=39728>Question 39728</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The area of a rectangle is 344 cm sq. The height is three more than five times the base. What is the height? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #25143 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fermat><B>Fermat(136)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fermat><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=Fermat><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=25143\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let b = size of base<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let h = size of height<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let A = area<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = 3 + 5b  (h is 3 more than 5 times base)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = h * b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = (3+5b)* b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "344 = 3b + 5bē<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5bē + 3b - 344 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5b + 43)(b - 8) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = -8.6, b = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Discarding the negative value,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = 3 + 5b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = 3 + 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = 44<BR>\n" );
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