document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=40996>Question 40996</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Area of a sail. A triangular saile has an area of x squared + 5x + 6 square meters and a height of x +3 meters.  Find the length of the sail's base.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried this and got 2x+4 = base<BR>\n" );
document.write( "because A+1/2bh </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #26526 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=26526\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are correct:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area of the triangular sail is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A+=+bh%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A+=+bh%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A is given as: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2B5x%2B6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2B5x%2B6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  and h is given as: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, making the appropriate substitutions, you get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2B5x%2B6+=+b%28x%2B3%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2B5x%2B6+=+b%28x%2B3%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Solving this for b, you get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b+=+%282x%5E2%2B10x%2B12%29%2F%28x%2B3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b+=+%282x%5E2%2B10x%2B12%29%2F%28x%2B3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > You can simplify this by dividing or by factoring & canceling...the latter is easier.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b+=+%282x%2B4%29%28x%2B3%29%2F%28x%2B3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b+=+%282x%2B4%29%28x%2B3%29%2F%28x%2B3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Cancel the (x+3)'s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b+=+2x%2B4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b+=+2x%2B4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which is exactly what you got! </SPAN>\n" );
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