document.write( "Question 864453: the base of a triangle is x feet and the height is (4 + 2x) feet. The area of the triangle is 60 square feet. What are the dimensions of the triangle (round to the nearest tenth if necessary) \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #521033 by josgarithmetic(39617)\"\" \"About 
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This could be anything. What kind of triangle? The description gives you enough to find x.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%281%2F2%29x%284%2B2x%29=60\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%282%2Bx%29=60\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%2B2x-60=0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%28-2%2Bsqrt%284%2B4%2A60%29%29%2F%282%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%28-2%2B2%2Asqrt%2861%29%29%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28x=-1%2Bsqrt%2861%29%29\", which is also the base.
\n" ); document.write( "Use this if you want, to compute the altitude. That is all you can do.
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