document.write( "Question 366951: the height of a triangle mesure 3cm less than four times the base of the triangle. Its area is 42.5 cm^2. Find the leghts of height and base. \n" ); document.write( "

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$\"A=%281%2F2%29bh=42.5\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%281%2F2%29b%284b-3%29=42.5\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"4b%5E2-3b=85\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"4b%5E2-3b-85=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"4b%2B17%29%28b-5%29=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Two solutions but only one is positive.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"b-5=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28b=5%29\"$ cm
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"h=4%285%29-3\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28h=17%29\"$ cm
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