document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=899760>Question 899760</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The height of a triangle is 2 more than the base. The area is 40 square feet. Find the base. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "height = (x+2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "area =40\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area of triangle = 1/2 * base * height\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/2 * x*(x+2)=40\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x(x+2)=40*2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2+2x=80\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2+2x-80=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2+10x-8x-80=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x(x+10)-8(x+10)=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x+10)(x-8)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-10 OR 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ignore negative\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "base = 8 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "height = 10 feet </SPAN>\n" );
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