document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=579130>Question 579130</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The front of a house is the shape of a triangle. Suppose the base of the triangle is 1m less than its height and the area of the triangle is 15m^2, Find the height of the triangle. (Hint: Use A=1/2bh.) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "base = (x-1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area = 1/2 * bases * height\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15 = 1/2 * x(x-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30 = x(x-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30= x^2-x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2-x-30=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2-6x+5x-30=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x(x-6)+5(x-6)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-6)(x+5)=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=6 OR -5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ignore the negative<BR>\n" );
document.write( "height = 6 m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "base = 5 m </SPAN>\n" );
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