document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=467079>Question 467079</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A softball team is designing a triangular pennant such that the heigth is 6in. less than 4 times the length of the base b. Express the area of the pennant as a function of b. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #320587 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=asuar010><B>asuar010(338)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=asuar010><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=asuar010><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=320587\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> first draw a triangle and then label the base and height.. the base is just b and according to be the problem, the height should be 4b-6...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the formula for area of a triangle is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+A=%28b%2Ah%29%2F2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+A=%28b%2Ah%29%2F2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > so we just substitute and we get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+A=+%28b+%2A+%284b-6%29%29%2F2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+A=+%28b+%2A+%284b-6%29%29%2F2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > then we obtain <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+A=%284b%5E2-6%29%2F2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+A=%284b%5E2-6%29%2F2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and becomes <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+A=2b%5E2-3+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+A=2b%5E2-3+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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