document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=597725>Question 597725</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A triangle has an area of 72 square feet and a height of 9 feet? Find the length of its base.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #378307 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=378307\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A = (bh)/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "72 = (b*9)/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "72*2 = 9b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "144 = 9b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "144/9 = b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "16 = b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b = 16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the base is 16 feet long </SPAN>\n" );
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