document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=645282>Question 645282</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sharks' teeth are shaped like triangles. the height of a tooth of a certain shark is 1 cm longer than the base. the area is 36cm^2. find the height and the base. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Area of a Triangle is equal to (1/2)base*height<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so let's plug in what we know: (note: represent base as x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36=(1/2)(x)(x+1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Expand:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36=1/2x^2+1/2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply by 2 and subtract 72:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+x-72=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Factor this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-8)(x+9)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the base is 8 cm and <BR>\n" );
document.write( "height is 9 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RJ<BR>\n" );
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