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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"A=30m%5E2\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let the base be \"b\" and altitude \"h\", \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the altitude exceeds the base by \"7m\", we have \"h=b%2B7m\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"A=%281%2F2%29b%2Ah\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"30m%5E2=%281%2F2%29b%2A%28b%2B7m%29\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"30m%5E2%2A2=b%2A%28b%2B7m%29\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"60m%5E2=b%5E2%2B7bm\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b%5E2%2B7bm-60m%5E2=0\" ...use quadratic formula to solve for \"b\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b+=+%28-7m+%2B-+sqrt%287%5E2-4%2A1%2A%28-60m%5E2%29+%29%29%2F%282%2A1%29+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b+=+%28-7m+%2B-+sqrt%2849%2B240m%5E2%29+%29%29%2F2+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b+=+%28-7m+%2B-+sqrt%28289m%5E2%29+%29%29%2F2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b+=+%28-7m+%2B-+17m+%29%2F2+\"...we need only positive root\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b+=+%28-7m+%2B+17m+%29%2F2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b+=+10m%2F2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28b+=+5m%29+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "now find \"h=b%2B7m\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"h=5m%2B7m\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28h=12m%29\"\r
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