document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=577757>Question 577757</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The height of a triangle is 3 times the base. The area is 24 Inches. Find the base </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "We know the area of a triangle is 1/2BH where B is the base and H is the height. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x be the base:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/2(x)(3x)=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rewritten as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.5x^2=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide both sides by 1.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Square root both sides:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=+-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 is the only answer so we know the base is 4 inches. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RJ<BR>\n" );
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