document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=423680>Question 423680</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A triangle sail has an area of 76 square feet. Find the base and the height if the height measure is three more than twice the base. (use formula A= 1/2 bh) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "h= 3+2b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "76 = 1/2 *b*(3+2b)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "152= 3b+2b^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2b^2+3b-152=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2b^2+19b-16b-152=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2b(b+9.5)-16(b+9.5)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b+9.5)(2b-16)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(b+9.5)(b-8)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so b= 8 which is positive.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "base = 8 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and height = 3+2b= 19 ft </SPAN>\n" );
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