document.write( "Question 825779: The area of right angled triangle is 165 meter square. Determine its base and altitude if the Latter exceeds the former by 7 meter. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #497603 by josgarithmetic(39617)\"\" \"About 
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x = base
\n" ); document.write( "y = altitude\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"xy%281%2F2%29=165\"
\n" ); document.write( "If \"y=x%2B7%7D%2C+then+%7B%7B%7Bx%28x%2B7%29%281%2F2%29=165\";
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%2B7x=165%2A2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%2B7x-330=0\" ------ Is this factorable?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "330=3*2*5*11\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Look at discriminant: \"7%2A7-4%2A%28-330%29=49%2B1320\";
\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%281320%29=sqrt%284%2A330%29=2%2Asqrt%28330%29\". The quadratic member is not factorable.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "base:\"highlight%28x=%28-7%2B2%2Asqrt%28330%29%29%2F2%29\" OR \"highlight%28x=-7%2F2%2Bsqrt%28330%29%29\";
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\n" ); document.write( "altitude: \"y=%28-7%2B2%2Asqrt%28330%29%29%2F2%29%2B7\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-7%2F2%2Bsqrt%28330%29%2B14%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%287%2F2%2Bsqrt%28330%29%29\"
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