document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=892025>Question 892025</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The base of a triangle is 3 less than twice the height. The area of the triangle is 27cm squared. What is the length of the base and height?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #540273 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><B>JulietG(1812)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=JulietG><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=540273\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Area = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >b*h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area = 27cm^2, so b*h = 54<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Factors of 54 are:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "54,1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "27,2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18,3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9,6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6,9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3,18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2,27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1,54<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Which of those fits the equation B=2H-3?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If (27,2), then 27 = 2(2)-3.  Nope, that doesn't fit.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(18,3) 18 = 2(3)-3.  That doesn't work either.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(9,6) 9=2(6)-3.  Success!  The base is 9 and the height is 6 </SPAN>\n" );
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