document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=519980>Question 519980</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The altitude of a triangle us 4.8 meters. Find the length of the base of the triangle if the area is 8.4 square meters  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #345887 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Maths68><B>Maths68(1474)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Maths68><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=Maths68><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=345887\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Area of triangle = (base * height)/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We have been given\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area of triangle = 8.4 sq m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "height = 4.8 m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "base = ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a = (b*h)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply by 2 both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2a = bh<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2a/h = bh/h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2a/h=b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=2a/h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plug in the values of a, h in above equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b = 2*(8.4) / 4.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 16.8/4.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 3.5 m\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Length of base is 3.5 meter. </SPAN>\n" );
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