document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=551229>Question 551229</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A triangle has base 12 centimetres  and 8 centimetres . How much do you have to  increase each dimension equally so that the area is tripled? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #359588 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><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=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=359588\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A triangle has base 12 centimetres  and 8 centimetres . How much do you have to  increase each dimension equally so that the area is tripled?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area = b*h/2 = 12*8/2 = 48 sq cm<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3*Area = (b*x)*(h*x)/2 = 48*3 = 144 sq cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you mean to add the same amount to make it 144 sq cm, then:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(8+x)*(12+x) = 288<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <TR><TD  ALIGN=MIDDLE>Solved by <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://wiki.algebra.com/index.php/Tutoring_-_pluggable_solvers>pluggable</A> solver: <A  rel=nofollow HREF=solve_quadratic_equation.solver>SOLVE quadratic equation (work shown, graph etc)</A></TD></TR>\n" );
document.write( "<TR><TD  ALIGN=LEFT>Quadratic equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (in our case <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1x%5E2%2B20x%2B-192+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B20x%2B-192+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) has the following solutons:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  For these solutions to exist, the <U>discriminant</U> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > should not be a negative number.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  First, we need to compute the discriminant <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac=%2820%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A-192=1168 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac=%2820%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A-192=1168\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Discriminant d=1168 is greater than zero. That means that there are two solutions: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x%5B12%5D+=+%28-20%2B-sqrt%28+1168+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x%5B12%5D+=+%28-20%2B-sqrt%28+1168+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B1%5D+=+%28-%2820%29%2Bsqrt%28+1168+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+7.08800749063506 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B1%5D+=+%28-%2820%29%2Bsqrt%28+1168+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+7.08800749063506\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B2%5D+=+%28-%2820%29-sqrt%28+1168+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+-27.0880074906351 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B2%5D+=+%28-%2820%29-sqrt%28+1168+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+-27.0880074906351\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    Quadratic expression <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1x%5E2%2B20x%2B-192 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B20x%2B-192\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > can be factored:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1x%5E2%2B20x%2B-192+=+%28x-7.08800749063506%29%2A%28x--27.0880074906351%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B20x%2B-192+=+%28x-7.08800749063506%29%2A%28x--27.0880074906351%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "  Again, the answer is: 7.08800749063506, -27.0880074906351.\n" );
document.write( "Here's your graph:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add ~ 7.088 cm to each side<BR>\n" );
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