document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=368255>Question 368255</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The base of the triangle is 9 feet longer then the height. The area of the triangle is 68 feet. How long is the base? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(h+17)(h-8) = 0, or h = -17 or h = 8.  We eliminate the first value.  Thus the height is 8 feet.  The base is 8+9 = 17 feet. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Hope that matches the answer from the back of your book, hehehe... </SPAN>\n" );
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