document.write( "Question 366904: The height of a triangle is two feet longer than the base. The area of the triangle is 40 square feet. Find the height and base of the triangle. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #261650 by Fombitz(32388) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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$\"h=b%2B2\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"A=%281%2F2%29bh=40\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"bh=80\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"b%28b%2B2%29=80\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"b%5E2%2B2b-80=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28b%2B10%29%28b-8%29=0\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"b-8=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28b=8%29\"$ ft
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"h=8%2B2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28h=10%29\"$ ft \n" ); document.write( "

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