document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=818557>Question 818557</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The area of a triangle is 77 square meters.  The altitude of the triangle is 3 meters longer than the base of the triangle.  Find the base and the altitude of the triangle. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #492630 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39630)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=492630\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let a = altitude.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let b = base.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=77=%281%2F2%29b%2Aa ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"77=%281%2F2%29b%2Aa\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can this be factored?  If not use general solution to quadratic formula.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(For checking factorability, look at 154=77*2=7*11*2;  would 14 and 11 work for this?)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "LOOK:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28b-11%29%28b%2B14%29=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28b-11%29%28b%2B14%29=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "You want the positive solution for b.<BR>\n" );
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