document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=900672>Question 900672</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose the base and height of a triangle sum to 12, and the area of the triangle is 16 square cm. What are the dimensions (base and height) of the triangle?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please break the problem down and show me how you solved it,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #546086 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=546086\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let base =b and height =h\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(b+h)=12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "area of triangle = (1/2) * b*h\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1/2) bh = 16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "bh =16*2=32\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h= 32/b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now (b+h)=12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(b+32/b ) = 12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply equation by b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b^2+32=12b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b^2-12b+32=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b^2-8b-4b+32=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b(b-8)-4(b-8)=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(b-8)(b-4)=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b=4 OR 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if b=4 h=8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if b=8 h= 4\r<BR>\n" );
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