document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=481781>Question 481781</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find b, if the area of a triangle is 35 and a=5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm assuming:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b is base<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a is altitude<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "area of any triangle is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "area = (1/2)ba<BR>\n" );
document.write( "plugging in what was given:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35 = (1/2)b(5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "70 = 5b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14 = b </SPAN>\n" );
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