document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=362326>Question 362326</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The triangular entrance to a tent is 2 feet taller than it is wide. the area <BR>\n" );
document.write( "of the entrance is 12feet squared. find the height and the base. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x = base, x+2 = height So that >> (x*(x+2))/2 = 12 >> x^2 +2x -24= 0 >> x = 4 or x = -6 but we can not choose negative value so that x must be 4!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore base = 4 and height = 6 feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "RF. </SPAN>\n" );
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