document.write( "Question 632264: The area of a rectangle is 199 meter square the bass is 4 less than 3 times the hight what is the length of the bass \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "bass=base\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A = bxh\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "b = 3h - 4\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A = bxh = (3h-4)x h = 199\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3h^2 - 4h = 199\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3h^2 - 4h - 199 = 0\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "h = 8.838\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "b = 3(8.838) - 4\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "b = 22.514\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A = 8.838 x 22.514 = approx 199\r
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