document.write( "Question 889972: I need help with this word problem! The question is The area of a triangle is 30 in squared. the base of the triangle is 2 in. more than twice the heigh of the triangle. Find the measures of the base and the height.\r
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document.write( "I know that area= b x h divided by two but i just don't understand how to solve this one \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #538588 by Fombitz(32388)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Write down what you know. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Substitute into the area equation. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "You can factor this quadratic, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Two solutions, however one is negative which makes no sense in this problem. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Then, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |